
Steve McComas: Summertime thoughts, and questions about Minnesota lakes
It’s the summer season in Minnesota, when there always are plenty of lake questions, along with some observations.
Here are a few from 2025.

It’s the summer season in Minnesota, when there always are plenty of lake questions, along with some observations.
Here are a few from 2025.

During the past few decades, Irish-born Labrador retriever trainers have gained an impressive reputation following notable international success – particularly given the small size of Ireland.
Why the success? As with anything in the

Wisconsin deer hunters recently drew the attention of the National Deer Association (NDA) as that group tracks the annual deer harvest in each state and then compares antlerless deer kill to the buck kill as

For the past several weeks, through classroom and simulated field scenarios, 13 DNR Enforcement conservation officer cadets have been working to prepare for the job as Minnesota conservation officer.
Each week, the cadets focus

Here’s a fishing report from Lake of the Woods during a time of year, August, when this water really shines.

Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a discussion with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman on the results of the 2025 spring waterfowl survey in Minnesota. (Blue-winged teal are down

Likely around mid-August, the Minnesota DNR will increase the limit of walleyes an angler may take from two fish to three thanks to state anglers harvesting only about 22% of its allowed take.
Despite

Is the fishing really better right before a storm? Does a cold front really turn the fish off? Tim Lesmeister explains what one Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer has to say about the topic.

Old-school conservation minds now can view original hand-written notes and journals of renowned environmental educator and author Aldo Leopold online.
Most famous for writing “A Sand County Almanac,” Leopold was arguably the father of
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