Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 30, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Legislation concerning to regional sportsmen introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn., 8th) passed the House of Representatives last week. H.J. 140 is a bill that seeks to undo a 20-year mining moratorium in the Rainy
Late last year, Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council selected Kristina Smitten to be its next executive director, taking over for Mark Johnson.
As of Friday, Jan. 16, Smitten had wrapped up her first full
Minnesota Trout Unlimited and other state clean water advocacy organizations are encouraging the public to submit written comments to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) as the agency reviews the state’s groundwater protection rule to
Stan Tekiela recently wrote about a unique northwoods woodpecker — the black-backed woodpecker — which is one of just three woodpecker species with three toes instead of four. Listen here for details.
Looking back at the 2026 Minnesota white-tailed deer hunting season, University of St. Thomas Associate Professor Dr. Sergey Berg’s CWD model wasn’t too far off at predicting the disease’s prevalence.
Berg’s model specifically looked
Use an active jigging rod to attract fish and trigger aggressive strikes, then rely on a deadstick with a live minnow positioned 6 inches to a foot off the bottom to catch fish in more
You can help grow Minnesota’s future forests by collecting black spruce cones for the DNR. It’s also a way to make some extra cash this winter. Listen here for details.
Rob Drieslein shares a couple items impacting two Minnesota lakes — one regarding zebra mussels from a Washington County water, and another related to the stocking of trout near Mankato. Listen here for details.
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