Minnesota Mixed Bag: Sportsmen’s Show kicks off Friday at Canterbury
Staff and News Reports
January 14, 2026
The 2026 Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show is set for Friday through Sunday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee.
Nature
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Anglers need to speak up about wakeboat effects
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
January 14, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 16, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Final algal index on Western Lake Erie rated mild in 2025
John Hageman
January 14, 2026
On Dec. 4, after a longer wait than usual to learn the results, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Severity Index (SI) score for Western Lake Erie.<br
Michigan State University study focusing on grass carp that menace Lake Erie
Michigan State University Report
January 13, 2026
Research from Michigan State University is protecting the Great Lakes from a dangerous threat looming specifically in and around Lake Erie.
For roughly a decade, Michigan State scientists have been studying grass carp, one
Michigan Mixed Bag: Flat River youth small game hunt on tap
Staff and News Reports
January 13, 2026
Belding Sportsman’s Club in Montcalm County is hosting a youth small game hunt beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the club grounds, at 10651 Youngman Road, Greenville
Hunters ages 16 and younger
‘Dinosaur Fish’ documentary traces Michigan’s sturgeon restoration
Steve Griffin
January 13, 2026
Fans of fish, particularly big, old, unusual fish, have a new way to learn about them: “Dinosaur Fish,” a 23-minute documentary film available online at SaginawBaySturgeon.org. That’s a website of the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative
$37 million dedicated to algal research in Ohio
Wire Report
January 13, 2026
Columbus — Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of Ohio State University, the University of Toledo, and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), has released the 2025 research findings update for the statewide Harmful Algal
A quick chat with Shane McKenzie on research to better understand urban otters
Ralph Loos
January 13, 2026
The river otter revival over the past two decades in more than two dozen states is proof of what’s possible when sportsmen collaborate with conservation – not only physically, but also financially.
“This restoration
Discarded Christmas trees can be big benefit for Ohio’s fish, wildlife
DNR Report
January 12, 2026
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife reminds Ohioans that a live-cut Christmas tree may be repurposed after the holidays as habitat for various species of animals. Before you discard your tree, remember that it
