Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
The new year means the big “R” word for some folks – retirement.
Mark Johnson, executive director of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, wraps his last day on Friday, Jan. 9. Leaders from the
No one had to give Joe Stangel a tour of the office when his new gig as the Minnesota DNR’s southern region wildlife manager position was made official in September.
For the year prior,
For more than four decades I carried a slug-loaded shotgun in the woods during Wisconsin’s gun deer season.
Too many adventures and too little time.
That (plus too little money, perhaps?) is the outdoorsman’s challenge. But there are ways for you to fill your wish list bucket. Let’s cover them plus some
Over more than two decades editing this publication, I have watched how reader submissions fluctuate with hunting and fishing seasons, sportsmen’s issues du jour, time of year, and severe weather – and I try not
It’s 10:30 on Friday night as Joe Bosch pulls his F-250 up to the gate at the Michigan state game area. He unlocks the gate, moves his truck forward a dozen yards or so, drops
As the 2025 archery deer season neared its Dec. 31 end, Minnesota almost had its final tally on chronic wasting disease from the hunting season.
During the late-CWD hunt from Friday, Dec. 19, to
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Dec. 30 shared preliminary data on New York’s white-tailed deer harvest, at least as of Dec. 14.
In its weekly Hunting and Trapping Newsletter the
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