MN Daily Update: Proposed changes to the state’s bear permit areas
Site Staff
March 4, 2025
The Minnesota DNR is proposing revisions to the state’s black bear permit area boundaries. Here’s what to know.
Minnesota
2025 survey shows Minnesota’s moose population remains relatively stable
DNR Report
March 3, 2025
The most recent Minnesota moose population estimate is approximately 4,040 animals, according to the results of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ 2025 population survey.
Results continue to suggest that after a steep decline
Yellow bass fishery developing a legion of angling fans in southern Minnesota
Joe Shead
March 3, 2025
It’s not every day that a new fishery develops, but southern Minnesota anglers have been buzzing about an exploding yellow bass population in the Fairmont area in recent years.
“They showed up (in the
MN Daily Update: New angling limits for several fish species
Site Staff
March 3, 2025
The Minnesota DNR has added new angling limits for several fish species this year. Here’s what to know.
Metro Area Fishing Report – March 2, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
March 2, 2025
Another warm week ahead but the fish continue to bite.
Commentary: The Nature Conservancy and its partners reach 1 million acres protected in Minnesota, Dakotas
Ellie Scholtz/The Nature Conservancy
March 2, 2025
The Nature Conservancy – a conservation organization committed to building a future in which both people and nature thrive – has announced a significant milestone: 1 million acres protected across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South
What is lake ice made out of? There’s more to it than you may realize
Steve McComas
March 1, 2025
What is lake ice made out of? The easy answer is frozen water, but there’s more to it.
At the beginning of winter, the first ice is primary ice (skim ice). It’s thin, and
Episode 529 – Winter deer survival, bear update, Yellowstone wolves, respect for National Parks
Site Staff
February 28, 2025
Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman start this week’s Outdoor News Radio talking about ice conditions and relatively low winter severity index readings for deer and other wildlife. Then Dan Stark, large carnivore specialist for the
MN Daily Update: Time to put a focus on targeting unpressured fish
Site Staff
February 28, 2025
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Gary Roach says this is the time of year when you have to target fish that haven’t been pressured by all the other anglers. Here’s what to do.
