Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
January 31, 2024
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Feb. 2, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Hunting
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Warm weather causing anglers to remove shelters off Mille Lacs
Staff Report
January 31, 2024
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Feb. 2, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Louisiana looks to revive black bear hunt after nearly 40 years
Associated Press
January 31, 2024
A move is under way that animal-rights advocates hope will persuade the state to end plans to overturn a nearly 40-year-old hunting ban on black bears in Louisiana.
Jeff Dorson, executive director of the
Pheasants Forever celebrates successes at Minnesota state convention
Pheasants Forever Reports
January 31, 2024
More than 200 Pheasants Forever chapter leaders gathered in Willmar, Minn., Jan. 19-20, to celebrate the past year’s successes and to look to the future of conservation in Minnesota.
Supporters gathered for two evening
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation warns of ripple effects from potential wild cat hunting ban in Colorado
Eric Morken
January 31, 2024
There is a push to ban the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and Canada lynx in Colorado, and if it happens, such a ban would set a bad precedent for sport-hunting and science-based wildlife management.
Sport show season gears up in Minnesota and surrounding states; here are some events to target
Brian Mozey
January 31, 2024
As the calendar flips into the new year, outdoorsmen and women anticipate upcoming sport shows. In February and March, there are a multitude of events, including five in Minnesota.
These sport shows provide an
In Wisconsin: A new wolf bill, and is a DNR budget shortfall ahead?
Todd Richmond
January 31, 2024
Wisconsin Republicans sent a bill to Gov. Tony Evers on Jan. 25 that would mandate state wildlife managers set a cap on the state’s wolf population, forcing the governor to choose between pleasing wolf advocates
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR wants to hear from deer hunters about the 2023 season
Staff and News Reports
January 31, 2024
The Minnesota DNR released its end-of-season questionnaire and wants to hear back from 2023 deer hunters. The questionnaire is an opportunity for hunters to provide feedback on specific deer permit areas, deer management, and what
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: A big-game license for a deer or a wolf
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
January 31, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 2, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
