https://www.outdoorunc.com/region/midwest-great-lakes/ Midwest & Great Lakes news from Outdoor Unc https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/minnesota-s-deer-opener-brings-mandatory-cwd-testing-in-the-southwest/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/minnesota-s-deer-opener-brings-mandatory-cwd-testing-in-the-southwest/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000The firearms season opened Saturday and runs through November 29, with licenses and harvest registration now in a new electronic system. https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/minnesota-s-wild-river-state-park-closes-for-a-special-hunt-through/https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/minnesota-s-wild-river-state-park-closes-for-a-special-hunt-through/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:20:00 +0000Wild River State Park in Chisago County, Minnesota, is closed to the public November 7 through 9 for a special hunt, open only to hunters drawn for… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/firearm-deer-openers-are-coming-from-minnesota-on-november-7-to/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/firearm-deer-openers-are-coming-from-minnesota-on-november-7-to/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:25:00 +0000Minnesota goes first, then Michigan on November 15, Wisconsin's nine-day hunt on November 21 and Pennsylvania on November 28. Dates and zones below… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/wisconsin-s-elk-season-opens-saturday-with-16-state-hunters/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/wisconsin-s-elk-season-opens-saturday-with-16-state-hunters/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000Drawn from more than 34,000 applicants. New this year, tags are tied to specific units. https://www.outdoorunc.com/off-road/minnesota-takes-comment-on-a-57-mile-atv-trail-in-becker-county/https://www.outdoorunc.com/off-road/minnesota-takes-comment-on-a-57-mile-atv-trail-in-becker-county/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000The Ice Cracking ATV Trail would join existing roads and trails between Two Inlets and White Earth state forests. No new construction is proposed. https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/cwd-testing-is-mandatory-in-southwest-minnesota-on-deer-opener/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/cwd-testing-is-mandatory-in-southwest-minnesota-on-deer-opener/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000Every deer a year or older taken November 7 and 8 in the southwest must be sampled, the first year of a statewide four-year rotation. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/minnesota-floats-fishing-rule-changes-from-the-st-croix-to-grand-marais/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/minnesota-floats-fishing-rule-changes-from-the-st-croix-to-grand-marais/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000The Minnesota DNR wants early input, through 4:30 p.m. November 19 on an online questionnaire, on fishing rule proposals. They include matching… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/minnesota-keeps-its-six-duck-limit-declining-the-three-bird-option/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/minnesota-keeps-its-six-duck-limit-declining-the-three-bird-option/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000The Minnesota DNR has decided not to adopt the optional three-duck daily bag limit, it said October 8, keeping the existing six-bird structure. The… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/wisconsin-seeks-comment-on-draft-turkey-plan-open-houses-next-week/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/wisconsin-seeks-comment-on-draft-turkey-plan-open-houses-next-week/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000Comments run through November 20. In-person sessions are in La Crosse, Merrill and Appleton, plus one online. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/fall-stocking-starts-and-michigan-changed-the-rules-last-week/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/fall-stocking-starts-and-michigan-changed-the-rules-last-week/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:10:00 +0000Hatchery trucks roll in the last week of September across the Northeast, while a pair of Michigan fisheries orders took effect September 10. https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/michigan-rebuilt-its-public-hunting-map/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/michigan-rebuilt-its-public-hunting-map/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000The state relaunched MiHunt, its interactive map of land open to public hunting, in time for the fall seasons. It is the tool for sorting what is actually…