Michigan Fishing Report – August 23, 2023
The salmon run came earlier than expected in Cheboygan this year.
August 23, 2023
South Dakota Fishing Report – August 23, 2023 – video
The heat and the wind defintely caused a little havoc with the bite this past week. Those who got out on the water before the max heating of the day did manage to catch a few walleyes.
Started in 1955, Minnesota’s August roadside survey remains important part of wildlife management
The gravel roads across southern Minnesota are covered with state DNR vehicles during the first two weeks of August each year as officials conduct an important annual roadside survey.
The agency has conducted its roadside survey for ring-necked pheasants and other game species every year since 1955. Originally launched to count pheasants, the survey has grown to monitor other critters like white-tailed deer, rabbits, sandhill cranes, mourning doves, partridge, and wild turkeys.
Minnesota enforcement cadets graduate, head to field training
The DNR Enforcement Division recently announced that 16 cadets had graduated from this year’s CO Academy and would be joining current COs for field training.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Visit the Outdoor News booth at the State Fair
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Minnesota published in the Aug. 25, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota hunters asked not to shoot collared, tagged bears
The Minnesota bear-hunting season opens Friday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota DNR is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and wear radio collars.
September anticipation: doves on the brain
I absolutely love hunting doves. The Minnesota dove-hunting season has been around for nearly two decades now, and I have more fun chasing doves than I do any other game bird.
The window of opportunity to hunt doves is always short, and it all depends on the weather during the month of September. Here are some thoughts on strategies and scouting prior to the Sept. 1 dove season opener.
Beyond Minnesota: Natural history museum in South Dakota closes due to chemicals in taxidermy collection
Outdoor-related news stories from across the country published in the Aug. 25, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Cover crop trials in Minnesota’s Faribault County spark permanent conversion
In Faribault County, 13 farmers have incorporated 800 acres of cover crops into their corn-and-soy-bean operations for the first time with an incentive from a demonstration grant and technical support from soil and water conservation district staff.
A $55-an-acre payment – available through a cover crop demonstration grant the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources awarded to the Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District – offset the risk of trying something new.
