A recently completed tagging and recapture population estimate shows that Mille Lacs Lake walleye are healthy and able to support the sport fishing this popular central Minnesota lake offers...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will identify several new spawning beds and fish preserves in the northern half of Minnesota and adjust the descriptions of several existing beds/preserves if proposed new rules are adopted by the department...

Minnesota’s life jacket laws changed 12 years ago and now require that owners of most boats 16 feet and longer, except canoes and kayaks, carry one U.S. Coast Guard approved, throwable flotation device on board in addition to every passenger having a readily accessible life jacket. But according to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boating safety officials, many people are ignoring the laws...

Five state parks, two military reservations, two refuges and a nature preserve will provide high-quality deer hunting for 490 young hunters this fall, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The deadline to apply for the Special Youth Deer Hunts is Friday, Aug. 15...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to review and comment on lake management plans for nine Duluth-area lakes by July 31. Lake management plans, which are prepared or revised for several lakes each year in each management area, describe the past, present and desired future conditions of lakes...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is making $445,000 available to local conservation organizations to work on wildlife habitat improvement projects on wildlife management areas throughout the state, through the Heritage Enhancement Grants to Local Outdoors Clubs program...

Interested young people can apply by Aug. 15 for a chance to step into the field with an experienced guide this fall and step out carrying pheasants. The Pheasants Forever first-ever special mentored youth hunt is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and takes place on Oct. 25...

A federal judge has approved a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) plan that will protect lynx through additional restrictions on trapping east of U.S. Highway 53 in northeastern Minnesota...

Hundreds of double-crested cormorants, American white pelicans and other water birds were discovered dead or dying at two Minnesota lakes early last week. The discovery was made by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff who were in the area banding pelicans at Minnesota Lake in Faribault County and Pigeon Lake in Meeker County...

Gas prices lead to new use for boat - An angler let CO Scott Staples (Carlton) know that he was now fishing from shore because of the high gas prices. The new plan for his boat was to put it in the front yard, fill it with dirt, and plant flowers in it. Click to read many more bizarre outdoor tales...