
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Anglers wearing T-shirts for some warm ice fishing
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

After two months of catching fish in shallow water through the ice in Minnesota, things have changed dramatically. Come February, it’s a deep-water bite. There are reasons for this.

DNR area wildlife managers across Minnesota soon will begin planning and implementing updated strategic conservation efforts designed to foster stewardship of ducks, pheasants, and their habitats. These efforts follow the state’s recently updated pheasant and
The 37th annual St. Cloud Sportsmen’s Show begins Friday and continues through Sunday at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center. This is central Minnesota’s biggest sport show, featuring boats, camping gear, RVs, hunting and

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Even though there are potentially six more weeks of winter as foretold by a groundhog, the Minnesota DNR is eying the open-water fishing season by updating some of its fishing regulations that’ll go into effect

After two rough ice seasons, we’re finally experiencing a “normal” winter in the Midwest. The ice is in great shape, and we’re not dealing with an overabundance of snow. And, the fish are biting!

Crappies seem to be biting most consistently in many areas. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Feb. 5, 2025.

Minnesota Trout Unlimited has joined a lawsuit by other state environmental groups to speed up efforts to address nitrate contamination in waters in southeastern Minnesota, home to roughly 700 miles of cold-water trout streams that
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