While fishing in Minnesota usually requires a license, on these special days you can fish “for free” – AKA without a fishing license! Minnesota is a top fishing destination, and for good reason!

DNR aerially surveyed 17.5 million acres of Minnesota for damage to forests in 2024. Since the early 1950s, aerial surveys ...

Only a few pilots noticed at first until Google Earth launched in 2001 and a satellite photo of the state-shaped forest went ...

Tips and a webinar about taking kids ice fishing can be found on the Minnesota DNR take a kid ice fishing webpage.

Ice fishing isn’t the only way to have fun over the weekend. The Minnesota DNR is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 73 state ...

Don't forget! Wisconsin's early catch and release season for inland Trout begins Jan. 5th and runs through May 2nd.

As I followed my eager dog, simultaneously crunching snow underfoot and ducking to pass low-hanging spruce branches, I ...

Is technology creating an unfair advantage for ice fisherman? Some think it is and worry about the fish population.

Wisconsin saw record low ice cover on Lakes Michigan and Superior, the state's first February tornado, and one of the wettest ...

This Free Park Day is one of four days each year on which the DNR waives the requirement for a vehicle permit at state parks and recreation areas. (File photo by Dan Ladd) The Minnesota Department ...