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The ‘million-dollar’ fishing lure, Part 2
Let’s recap where we are.
Internet sales of your lures are getting better, dealer sales are improving, and a distributor has gotten you a test run with a major retailer. Here we go. The test with the major retailer is a huge success.

Ryan Rothstein: It’s OK to not shoot a deer
While I’m writing these words, the outcome of my Minnesota firearms season has yet to

Minnesota climate plan has eye on natural, working lands
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has received public input on its updated climate action framework

The ‘million-dollar’ fishing lure, Part 2
Let’s recap where we are.
Internet sales of your lures are getting better, dealer sales are improving, and a distributor has gotten you a test run with a major retailer. Here we go. The test with the major retailer is a huge success.
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The ‘million-dollar’ fishing lure, Part 2
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Streams of thought: Should’a known better regarding commentary about invasive species
Josh Haiar: When it comes to hunting, hard is good
Minnesota’s fall turkey kill dips slightly in 2025
The art of rattling for November bucks
Here’s how to beat the post firearms opening-weekend slump this whitetail season
MN Fishing News
Fishing Reports
Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 11, 2025
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – November 11, 2025
Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 4, 2025
Lake Profiles
Bass and panfish are top Shields Lake targets in Rice County, Minn.
Big Swan Lake on fire for anglers in Minnesota’s Meeker County
North Star can lead anglers to productive muskie fishing in Minnesota’s Itasca County
Fishing News
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Remember the Outdoor News Foundation on Give to the Max Day on Thursday, Nov. 20
Minnesota DNR seeks input on Lake Winnibigoshish plan update
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Now’s the time for night fishing on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs
Opinion
Streams of thought: Should’a known better regarding commentary about invasive species
Josh Haiar: When it comes to hunting, hard is good
Minnesota letters to the editor: Manage state WMAs for wildlife first, not forestry
Commentary: Defending the Boundary Waters, and our outdoor legacy, from short-term politics
All About Hunting

Steve Carney: Curiosity killed the doe on a second chance
At this time of November, I typically grab my plastic doe decoy (Eunice) and head to my usual soybean field.

Bird hunting in Minnesota takes backseat to deer, but quality hunting is ahead
Every year, when the firearms deer season opens like it did last Saturday, bird-hunting participation across Minnesota plummets.
Indeed,

Minnesota’s firearms deer opener ’25: a bit better than a year ago?
Despite snow and wind affecting hunters in some parts of Minnesota during last weekend’s firearms deer opener, harvest is in
Podcasts
Episode 566 – Firearms deer opener recap, bluff country bobcats, troublesome border legislation, Lake Superior shipwrecks
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a Minnesota deer
Episode 565 – Firearm deer opener, MDHA interview, whitefish and tullibee, north country wolf report
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a preview of
Episode 564 – Mille Lacs, Red Lake regs, gut pile study, rut-time tips, lead bullets, PF furloughs
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include Editor Tim Spielman
Episode 563 – Corner crossing victory, poached swans, pheasant update, whitetail rut hunting tips
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include Editor Tim Spielman
All Minnesota Articles
Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published

Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Campers warned about casing bows in state parks
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation

New AIS grants now available from Minnesota DNR for multiple groups
The Minnesota DNR has up to $1,060,000 available to local

USFWS halts ongoing national wolf recovery plan; what’s it mean for potential delisting?
In February 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced

Minnesota DNR asks public to report bear den locations in northland
The Minnesota DNR is asking hunters and other outdoor recreators

Backyard and Beyond: A lush season
This is the time of year when many flying insects

Whitefish and the old ways: Maintaining a North Country tradition in Minnesota
Lake whitefish are a species of salmonid found in the

South Dakota doesn’t disappoint for an autumn cast and blast
Brilliant sunlight illuminated the horizon as I pulled my cell


