Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
April 9, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the April 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Hunting
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Stream trout fishing opens Saturday
Staff and News Reports
April 9, 2025
Minnesota’s popular stream trout season opens Saturday, April 12, with quality fishing opportunities in every region of the state. Brook trout and splake fishing also open April 12 on Lake Superior and its tributary streams.
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Some thoughts on crossbows in response to Bob Zink piece
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
April 9, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 11, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Proposal would alter south zone duck season in Minnesota
Tori McCormick
April 9, 2025
A Minnesota DNR proposal that would increase late-season duck-hunting opportunities in the state’s south zone this fall is pending approval by the DNR commissioner’s office.
Under the proposal, the 2025 60-day duck season in
Continuous bass season, shotgun zone on the table as deadline nears in Minnesota
Natalie Ryder
April 9, 2025
Leading up to the omnibus package deadline of Friday, April 11, the Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resource Finance and Policy Committee had heard many bills to potentially include.
During the past two weeks,
Michigan wild doe dies at nearly 20 years old
Richard P. Smith
April 9, 2025
One of the oldest wild whitetails on record for Michigan, as well as anywhere else in North America, died on March 12, 2025. She was almost 20 years old. To be exact, she was 19
Illinois high school students take action for wood ducks
Gretchen Steele
April 9, 2025
Waterloo High School students who built wood duck boxes during a construction class were led by volunteers from Delta Waterfowl on an outdoor adventure to install the boxes in Randolph County. The students were given
Workshops advocate for Pennsylvania’s recreation industry and its wide impact
Jerry Bush
April 9, 2025
A group of northwest Pennsylvania business owners, managers and representatives met recently to provide input into a statewide initiative labeled ELEVATE to promote the state’s outdoor industry.
The workshop was led by Nathan Reigner,
Michigan DNR wildlife chief describes the need for a new funding model
Jeff Nedwick
April 9, 2025
One of Michigan’s biggest news stories of 2014 was the increase of the state’s minimum hourly wage from $7.40 to $8.15 – the first of several increases that have culminated in the current minimum wage
