The 2025 Minnesota State Fair began Aug. 21 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 1, with great weather in the forecast.
The DNR Building will offer a host of new exhibits and demonstrations this
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
As smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Minnesota multiple times this summer, it has affected some of the work of DNR Enforcement conservation officer pilots.
For example, some of the affected tasks were sketch
Every spring, baitfish make their annual migration to the shallows to spawn. Through the early summer, the fish fry grow into minnows, and eventually they’re pushed off the shorelines and into the main lake. On
Fishing patterns are pretty much the same as last week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025.
There’s an upbeat outlook this year for Minnesota’s state grain — wild rice. Listen here for the details.
Big numbers of walleyes are holding over the deep mud basin in 31–34 feet of water. Anglers are finding success with two main techniques.
Growing up in the area and fishing Leech Lake, especially for muskies, it was a no-brainer for Baylor Short to tackle a Leech Lake muskie study coordinated by MN-Fish, the Minnesota DNR, and Bemidji State
Outdoor News was at the final weekend of the 2025 Game Fair in Ramsey, Minn., where we asked those in attendance, “Who is someone you’d like to thank for introducing you to the outdoors, and
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