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Looking for Pennsylvania outdoors ‘person of year’ nominations
If you know of a deserving person, out us know

Conservation roundup: key Trump cabinet appointments, CREP III, and Minnesota’s buffer law
Hunting, angling, and conservation groups weigh in on cabinet post confirmation hearings, and – back in Minnesota – Gov. Mark Dayton launches a massive grassland and water quality effort

Ice fishing trolls — ‘Hey, that’s my spot!’
Politeness and manners don’t always rule the day for some ice anglers, but it’s tough to police the space invaders

Members of Minnesota congressional delegation back wolf delisting
Bills in U.S. House and Senate could signal movement in wolf delisting

The hole story: Ice fishing’s top baits, from mousies to mealworms
A short while ago a friend called and said there was plenty of safe ice and asked if I’d like to go with him to a farm pond he knew to catch some perch and

Fifty years of Minnesota history: great Outdoor News, views and more
With Volume 50 underway in 2017, staff recall some classic stories and images from the Upper Midwest’s hunting and fishing scene since 1967
Archery harvest down as Illinois deer hunting season ends
The Illinois deer season ended Sunday (Jan. 15) with a total of 53,677 deer taken, down from the 2015 archery harvest of 56,740

The simple, No. 1 secret for great winter walleye action
Multi-species ice fishing success begins by avoiding shelter cities and finding less-pressured waters

Making sense of piscatorial senses: sight, sound, smell, and taste
Catching ice walleyes, pike, and panfish demands even more attention to sensory stimuli than you expend during the open-water fishing period