I’m still old school and enjoy print. Outdoor news I started because I couldn’t get any info on the Wright county AIS debacle, In fisherman and BASS for magazines. We live in a world where internet videos etc. are the norm. I must say the print resources to me are not what they used to be. What are your thoughts? what do you all read or don’t read. I will say I’m not much of a book person for fishing books though.
Outdoor news. Love the fact that it’s all, for the most part specific to Minnesota.
Outdoor News is pretty good as Dan stated. I have a monthly subscription to In-Fisherman too. They are based out of Brainerd, MN.
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Well, Fellers, my favorite outdoor print magazines- the next one that writes me a check for an article I wrote…
Seriously, the print outdoor publication business is probably less than 25% of what it was even 25 years ago. Many, many print publications have been put out of business by online sources.
the thing about that- a lot of the stuff that gets put online- for outdoor sports and for life in general- would be good to put around your tomatoes in the garden to make them grow. There’s a lot of bad stuff put online before readers, and there’s no accountability on the part of the writer.
I like ALL print outdoor magazines.
you all be safe and keep well- Ed
Good morning to all-
Well, Fellers, my favorite outdoor print magazines- the next one that writes me a check for an article I wrote…
Seriously, the print outdoor publication business is probably less than 25% of what it was even 25 years ago. Many, many print publications have been put out of business by online sources.
the thing about that- a lot of the stuff that gets put online- for outdoor sports and for life in general- would be good to put around your tomatoes in the garden to make them grow. There’s a lot of bad stuff put online before readers, and there’s no accountability on the part of the writer.
I like ALL print outdoor magazines.you all be safe and keep well- Ed
You mean like how outdoor life and other magazines get paid by companies to “review” their products? Definitely no bias there
i currently get Outdoor News, not sure if i’m going to up the subscription or not. on the contrary i think here is to much NON minnesota stuff. i do kinda like it though.
like Ed said i prefer a paper to read, not this online crap. i used to mooms ago get a magazine called Minnesota Fins and Feather, but that went to the wayside for some reason. really liked that on and havent found anything comparable since. 
Outdoor News is great for MN issues. They’re great on giving a pretty non-partisan view of conservation issues in the state. They give each side credit and blame when it’s due. Also good reporting on outdoor issues that you don’t see or read about much in the normal media. Their columnists are also interesting although Gary Clancy (RIP) will never be replaced and I do miss Sean Peritz (I think that was his name??) and his accounts of north shore living.
It is kind of funny, though. I’ve subscribed for years and while they I’ve never read a recycled article, they could probably print the same “How to catch Spring Crappies” article every year.
Shawn Perich!!! Had to look him up – It looks like he has his own publication called “Northern Wilds”?? Anyone read it? I’m going to look into it a little more.
Outdoor News is great for MN issues. They’re great on giving a pretty non-partisan view of conservation issues in the state. They give each side credit and blame when it’s due. Also good reporting on outdoor issues that you don’t see or read about much in the normal media. Their columnists are also interesting although Gary Clancy (RIP) will never be replaced and I do miss Sean Peritz (I think that was his name??) and his accounts of north shore living.
It is kind of funny, though. I’ve subscribed for years and while they I’ve never read a recycled article, they could probably print the same “How to catch Spring Crappies” article every year.
i agree 100% on the articles thunder…..there good. oh yea i enjoy the cartoon also!!!!! 
the guys that write the dog stuff are fun to read to.
i’m one of those though that need to have the hheadline of the article hit me with interest…..thats why most the non minnesota stuff doesnt interest me much.
I must be out of the norm. (go with it if you like)
If it’s not on line, there’s a good chance I didn’t see it.
I guess the only time I’ve read print in the last few years is if I’m at the Doc’s office and I don’t have their WIFI password.
I do like Outdoor News…but I read the on line version.
I like the idea of Outdoor News, but in reality, I end up skimming through most of it and looking at the ads more than anything. As others have said, the fishing techniques articles are just rehashed every year. Others are paid to promote a product. No different from a lot of fishing shows we all watch.
But like I said, I like the idea of it, more than anything, because it represents the pulse of MN fishing and I know a lot of other MN fisherman are reading it, too, so it’s just something I want to do.
I am more into human interest stories surrounding the outdoors. Articles about trips to different places, about a specific state park or area, etc. I will read the Minnesota Conversation Volunteer from time to time if something is interesting there.
i used to get the Volunteer…..but as the editors changed so did the magazine…i quit getting it. but yea that was one true Minnesota only magazine.
Shawn Perich!!! Had to look him up – It looks like he has his own publication called “Northern Wilds”?? Anyone read it? I’m going to look into it a little more.
Yup, I follow that pub on Facebook. Shawn still writes a lot.
i used to get the Volunteer…..but as the editors changed so did the magazine…i quit getting it. but yea that was one true Minnesota only magazine.
I’ve donated but asked for the printed copy to be sent to a school.
BK I thought you were a little to old to be a millennial. 
Outdoor News is great for MN issues. They’re great on giving a pretty non-partisan view of conservation issues in the state. They give each side credit and blame when it’s due. Also good reporting on outdoor issues that you don’t see or read about much in the normal media. Their columnists are also interesting although Gary Clancy (RIP) will never be replaced and I do miss Sean Peritz (I think that was his name??) and his accounts of north shore living.
It is kind of funny, though. I’ve subscribed for years and while they I’ve never read a recycled article, they could probably print the same “How to catch Spring Crappies” article every year.
I agree with a lot of that. I also like the non-partisan discussions on conservation issues, which is refreshing. It shows that sometimes at the state level it doesn’t matter what the party the person is from, what’s more evident is the area they represent.
I did get a chuckle out of article recycling and have to agree. Lots of good stuff in there, though, when you get a Joel Nelson, Tony Peterson, or Jason Mitchell article I’ve gotta read it. Some articles, usually toward the back of the issue, get more into story-telling, which is fine I guess. I’ll read half an article just describing the author waking up that morning and what the sunrise was doing and how the coffee smelled at the cabin, and the end result of the article is they lost a fish because they didn’t re-tie a knot when they should’ve. Not much to gain out of that but entertainment I guess, but there’s a time and place for everything.
Cuffs & Collars is always fun in Outdoor News as well!
Cuffs & Collars is always fun in Outdoor News as well!
I forgot to mention that! It’s fun…but honestly I usually leave that page more depressed than anything. For those who don’t know, it’s a full page of recent conservation officer interactions all over the state. Some are citations, some are reports of CO’s providing instructions at camps. The laugh out loud moments are great, like a concerned citizen who called because she saw a deer laying in a field who must’ve been hit by a car and appeared to be in pain and flopping around. Upon further investigation it was a wet cardboard box.
The depressing part to me is the violations. Most of them blow my mind. A recent one was someone from out of state who told the CO, when checked while fishing, that their out of state license was a family one that should’ve covered their whole group. Apparently the out of state family license covers a spouse and kids under 16; this group had a son 22-years-old and his 22-year-old girlfriend, all whom the guy tried to pass off as being covered by the family license.
It sucks, but whenever you get frustrated by license checks, AIS inspectors, limit checks, etc. read Cuffs & Collars and it should help make you understand why. Laws exist because people exploit things all the time.
outdoor news in paper form. tried online version last year but old school me didnt care for it. somethin about reading the paper with a cold one just sits a little better. also used to like fins and feathers magazine
I liked Outdoor News and Game and Fish. But in my area, they have gone to Regional Magazines covering several states. Have dropped both. Locally, Adventure Outdoors magazine is a small free at the sports shop magazine. In Florida I like Costal Angler, also free and the best local report. Paid subscriptions are Florida Sportsman and Florida Sport Fishing I may cancel as it’s more geared to offshore. Then I exchange with a buddy and end up with in-fisherman, some Iowa, Texas and Kayak Angler.
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Stevenoak- I hope you’ll stay with Florida Sportsman- I do some work for them- they’re good folks who are working hard to present good information in an attractive format.
you all be safe and keep well- Ed
One funny and kind of annoying thing, the Outdoor News has had a Linder Brothers’ column for a couple years now. Every time it’s an article by Al, I can’t help but read it in his voice in my head.
Ed, I like Florida Sportsman. A lot more in tune with my kind of fishing. Florida Sport Fishing is the one that is more big water fishing, outside yak range. I will probably keep it as well for now though.
Like In-Fisherman, get the occasional Outdoor news at Cub. Better pics in a mag. would rather read this site than any publication.
I used to really look forward to In-fisherman but when the Lindners left the magazine, not so much anymore. Stange’s articles and opinions are stale and the recycled articles don’t do anything for me. I don’t want to read the same articles over and over and pay for the privilege to so so.
There really doesn’t seem like much worth reading out there anymore.
Not nearly as good as it used to be, even the cover art is reruns.
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