Howard Vincent, Pheasants Forever CEO since 2000, announces retirement plans
Longtime conservation leader will hang up his spurs at National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2023 next February.
Outdoor Websights by Rob Drieslein
Snowmobilers have close wolf encounter near Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota
Voyageurs Wolf Project researcher says he’s never seen a wild wolf approach people like this animal did last weekend.
When ‘our loons’ don’t look like Minnesota’s state bird
Common loon wintering range usually is a footnote when describing the birds, but they spend half their lives on America’s saltwater coasts.
Big woodpeckers and renewed life for Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Despite an extinction press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, some good conservation news has emerged from Washington D.C.
Letter from outdoors coalition demands moratorium on deer and elk farms in Minnesota
Organizations forming the new CWD Action Coalition include state and national groups and a Minnesota tribe
Idaho couple thrilled to pay for a uniquely Minnesota experience
Bluebird day greets husband and wife who purchased wild ricing day via BHA online auction.
Friends of Animals says it intends to drop federal duck stamp lawsuit
Comment period on Biden USFWS proposal to eliminate the duck stamp ‘hunting element’ ends July 23
How did your state senator vote on the deer farm moratorium?
Amendment that would have banned new deer farms in state of Minnesota failed last week on a 29-36 vote in state Senate.
Minnesota DNR shares names of ‘advisors’ on agency reinvestment plan
The 10 names of initial participants are split between men and women from public and private sectors.
Minnesota outdoors users should be monitoring critical habitat debate
Continuing negotiations demand the question: Why does the Minnesota DNR want to divert the critical habitat match?
International angling icon Ron Lindner passes at age 86
In his 50-plus-year career, the In-Fisherman co-founder touched almost every facet of the recreational sport-fishing business.
Hunter tags black bear in southeast Minnesota
Start of a trend? The hinterlands of the no-quota zone produces a tasty, corn-fed bear in Winona County.
Did Aldo Leopold actually build a Leopold bench?
Whether or not he designed his namesake seat, it’s still a fun, simple project to occupy the kids during this era of social distancing.
What's Going On With Your Minnesota Public Lands?
Rob Drieslein, the managing editor of Outdoor News was asked by Pheasants Forever to moderate a session that included five individuals to discuss threats and opportunities to public lands in Minnesota. If you missed the session at Pheasant Fest, you can now have a look and see what was talked about and discussed at this event.
CWD positives see a major jump up in the southeast
Though the numbers remain relatively small, chronic wasting disease positives in southeast Minnesota jumped 50 percent in 2019. One year blip or has critical mass arrived for the disease in the region?
Minnesota man releases bald eagle caught in a trap
Adult bird flew up into a tree afterwards and presumably survived.
South Dakota produces unique ‘golden walleye’
Guided angler caught and released the gorgeous fish in the Glacial lakes region of northeastern South Dakota last week.
Perdue says buck stops with Walz on Twin Metals mine
While visiting Farmfest on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture spoke briefly about mine risk study that he cancelled in September 2018
Timber rattlers visiting yards, making headlines in southeast Minnesota
Rattlesnake squad separates the protected snakes and people as recent warm weather drives the reptiles from ridgetop habitat into human habitation zones.
Loons and the West Nile virus [video]
Outdoor News Managing Editor Rob Drieslein looks into the death of two northeastern Minnesota loons from West Nile virus in this video blog.
What to make of the Roosevelt Conservation Caucus
Key House and Senate Republicans issued strong statements in support of the environment and conservation Wednesday, but are they simply courting voters before the next election?
Mandatory classic fishing books for any serious angler
Hang in the hammock over the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend and read one of these six freshwater fishing classics.
Gobbler season 2019: Building tomorrow’s wild turkey hunting addicts
Glorious May spring weekend produces first gobbler for Minnesota lad – who’s already planning turkey hunts in 2020 and beyond.
About This Blog
Rob Drieslein has been a professional newspaper and magazine outdoors scribe in Minnesota since 1992. In 1997, he became editor of Minnesota Outdoor News and was named managing editor of the Outdoor News Publications in 2003. In addition to his editorial duties, Drieslein hosts Outdoor News Radio (syndicated by Learfield Communications), and he’s written for several national and regional magazines including Pheasants Forever, American Rifleman, and Northern Wilds. Living in the Twin Cities, Drieslein and his wife of 20 years, Annette, raise three sons and a daughter, all of whom enjoy canoe camping trips in the Boundary Waters, hiking, recreational shooting, and fishing Minnesota’s lakes and streams.
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