Reporter | Outdoors

Tony Kennedy is an outdoors writer covering Minnesota news about fishing, hunting, wildlife, conservation, camping, natural resource management, public land, forests and water.

T"A Minnesota native, Kennedy lives in the Twin Cities and on land surrounding a Driftless Area trout stream. Previously, he was an investigative reporter at the Star Tribune, an Associated Press newsman and a beat writer covering the environment, aviation, state politics and police. His journalism career started at Marquette University, a small-town newspaper in Indiana and The St. Cloud Times. Kennedy's wife is an inner-city kindergarten teacher and their two boys are crazy about hockey and the outdoors.


Will DNR loosen one-fish bag limit for Mille Lacs walleye anglers?

With ample capacity left in the state's harvest quota, there is hope around Mille Lacs Lake for a loosening of walleye regulations next month beyond the slot-restricted, one-fish bag limit set to open Aug. 16.


Plan to capture Minnesota elk, establish new herd gains momentum

In discussion phases since 2013, the project has concrete goals and two newly hired elk biologists.


A rustic Gunflint Trail fish camp inspired an adventurous young woman home

Hawaii's luster wore off the more Jessica Berg-Collman pondered her wild upbringing on the edge of the Boundary Waters.


The monster Minnesota fish that got away (from the record books)

In the awe of a 30-pound northern pike he caught in the BWCAW, Jake Skarloken forgot to photograph the beast against a measuring tape. It cost him a state record.


More wild turkeys, hunters made for a spring hunt unlike any other

The harvest in Minnesota set a new record of 16,600 birds harvested.


DNR reveals a new leader for the Fish and Wildlife Division

Kelly Straka, a native Minnesotan with outdoors experience here and in Hawaii, Missouri and Michigan, will replace retiring Dave Olfelt.


Electronic licensing, carp deterrent are outdoors wins at Capitol

Outdoor Heritage Fund delivered a record $192 million to enhance habitat and support wildlife.


The weather and the bite made for a dreamy state fishing opener

The bite might have been mixed in places, but there was certainty for many Minnesotans: It was an ideal day to be out.


Live: Updates and photos from the Minnesota fishing opener

Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are participating in Saturday's fishing opener, with walleye the preferred game fish.


The weather and license sales point to a solid Minnesota fishing opener

325,000 fishing licenses of all types could be sold by sunrise Saturday, with youth sales a high point.