Outdoor News Archive

It has been 25 years since the loon silhouette first appeared on Wisconsin income tax forms and for a quarter of a century these donations have helped to protect more than 200 endangered and threatened animals and plants in our state including bald eagles, grey wolves and prairie white-fringed orchids...

Outdoor enthusiasts are being cautioned that as warmer temperatures and spring showers move in, Wisconsin’s winter ice cover on lakes is beginning to move out. Lake ice that supported vehicles, fishing shelters and snowmobiles now is no longer trustworthy...

Minnesota youth ages 15 to 18 who are looking for a unique opportunity to develop and strengthen leadership and camping skills while understanding and appreciating the natural environment are encouraged to apply for the Minnesota Conservation Corps (MCC) Summer Youth Program. Applications for 90 positions are being accepted between now and April 25...

An opportunity for youth and adult companions to learn the techniques of fly-fishing is being offered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) MinnAqua Program, Trout Unlimited, Inc., and Good Earth Village the weekend of May 16-18...

Hunters have until May 2 to apply for a black bear license for the 2008 fall hunt. A total of 11,850 licenses in 11 permit areas are available, said Lou Cornicelli, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) big game program coordinator. The season begins Sept. 1 and ends Oct. 12...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will close fishing at several locations in Cook County during the 2008 fishing season to protect concentrations of spawning walleye...

The public is invited to comment through June 13 on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposal to change to the legal descriptions of designated trout streams and lakes in parts of St. Louis County. The proposal specifies some deletions to the list and some additions, in an attempt to manage and protect coldwater resources. Fisheries managers propose trout water designation changes every few years based on findings of ongoing fisheries surveys...

Thirteen organizations will receive $559,215 from Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program in August...

A Lake City man is facing thousands of dollars in fines and restitution, jail time, loss of firearm and hunting privileges if convicted of deer poaching...

Hunters seeking a permit for this fall’s bull-only moose hunt must apply by Friday, May 2, to be included in the lottery. Only those who have not received a permit since 1990 are eligible. Moose hunting, open only to Minnesota residents, became a once-in-a-lifetime hunt in 1991...