Anglers enjoying great bite but incident illustrates danger of early ice.
Regs adjusted after lower-than-expected catch rates, summer harvest, DNR says.
Yes, burbot/eelpout will no longer be considered rough fish in Minnesota fishing regs in ’22.
Winter anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will enjoy a walleye harvest this winter for the fourth season in a row, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Minnesota’s winters reportedly are warming at a rate 13 times faster than its summers, and Minneapolis and Mankato are among the fastest-warming cities.
A still-shot from a video on the Gander Outdoors Facebook page chronicling construction and preparation at the Lakeville store.The first Gander Outdoors store will open Wednesday, Dec. 13 in Lakeville, Minn., the company announced on it’s Facebook page Monday. Lakeville’s Gander Mountain store, which closed earlier this year, will open under the new Gander Outdoors brand Wednesday at 3 p.m.,…
The Minnesota DNR has confirmed zebra mussels in Medicine Lake, northwest of Minneapolis in Plymouth in Hennepin County. A lakeshore property owner notified the DNR and Three Rivers Park District staff, when a lake service provider business found one adult zebra mussel on a dock they were removing from the lake. DNR invasive species staff confirmed two more adult zebra…
Undeterred by warm weather, many Minnesota waterfowl hunters are reporting fair to good hunting success since the season began on Sept. 23, Ducks Unlimited said in a migration update Wednesday, Oct. 18. According to the Minnesota DNR, waterfowl hunters are taking advantage of excellent wild rice production this year, with solid numbers of ring-necked ducks in most areas now, the…
Gov. Mark Dayton addresses media and guests during the 2017 Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Marshall.Hunters reported birds but few good opportunities in the Marshall area during the seventh annual Governor’s Pheasant Hunt on Saturday. The Marshall area hosted Gov. Mark Dayton, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and hundreds of guests for the weekend festivities, with 153 hunters harvesting 28 roosters during…
BLUE EARTH, Minn. – A cougar is reportedly on the prowl, and residents of Blue Earth are being urged to avoid hiking or jogging through wooded areas during dawn, dusk or night, the Southern Minnesota News in Mankato reported Thursday. The report went on to say that it’s also recommended to keep pets inside at night, as even large dogs could…
A growing bear population has created more hunting opportunities, which leads in turn to more bear teeth for researchers.
Will be the first county in Minnesota to require inspections of boats and trailers before they enter the water.
Surrounding Lyon County has more than three dozen wildlife management areas and has a rich hunting and outdoors heritage.
Steve Sobieniak’s specialty is making and repairing bamboo rods, and his passion is for those rods.
‘Catchable-sized’ rainbow trout were recently stocked into the Pitt Grade fishery, about 12 miles from Baudette.
Outdoors advocates, conservationists, a landowner and a politician gather in a rural setting, voice concerns over Minnesota Legislature’s recent handling of buffers.
Farmington, Minn. — Crews from the Minnesota DNR’s East Metro Fisheries office stocked 3,000 11- to 12-inch rainbow trout into several runs of Dakota County’s Vermillion River this morning, Friday, April 7. For story, photo gallery, click here. Categories: Fishing, Minnesota Videos, Nature Tags: Fish, Fishing, Minnesota, Minnesota DNR, Stocking, Trout, Vermillion River
One of the rescuers figures the young female moose was chased out on the remote northeastern Minnesota lake by a local wolf pack.
Now, nearly four decades after she first arrived in Montana from Minnesota and following years of non-wolf work, Diane Boyd has orbited back to her professional origins with her new role as wolf management and carnivore specialist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Region 1.
The disease has recently been confirmed in Becker, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue and Washington counties. Minnesota’s first confirmed case of WNS was in St. Louis County last March.
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure and four Thunder Bay organizations have agreed to keep the Wilderness Discovery Resort For the Disabled open for at least 20 years.
Like the Angler of the Year Championship on central Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs, Classic back in familiar digs on Lake Hartwell.
The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would waive fishing license requirements during the week before next year’s Super Bowl, to be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
According to the governor’s office, the proposal wouldn’t add new regulations, but would instead drive public engagement and partnerships to address Minnesota’s water quality challenges.
There’s plenty of ice for Saturday’s Holes for Heroes ice-fishing tournament, but with no snow cover, that ice is super slick, and participants should come prepared, tournament officials stress.
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS East – Anglers seem to be catching more big walleyes than small fish over the past week. The deep mud and gravel have been productive during the day and evening hours in 24 to 30 feet. Perch are being found in the bays over 12 feet or on the main lake basin…
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