Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Dec. 13, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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December 12, 2024
Alexander hit with record fine in poaching of giant Ohio buck
Christopher J. Alexander, 28, of Wilmington, Ohio, was sentenced Dec. 11 in Clinton County Common Pleas Court for unlawfully shooting a trophy white-tailed buck in November 2023, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Alexander was sentenced to pay the maximum restitution for the 18-point trophy buck, $35,071.73. This was the largest restitution value for a single white-tailed deer in Ohio’s history.
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Streams of Thought: Is a longer pheasant season coming in Minnesota?
More time to hunt pheasants? Sure, sign me up.
I’m not certain why the thought of pheasant hunting deeper into the month of January crossed my mind on a cold and blustery day last week (in early December), but it did. A Minnesota DNR Wildlifer had planted a bug in my ear during a conversation not long ago, so last Thursday, I gave Nate Huck, the DNR’s resident game bird specialist, a call to discuss the concept.
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Christine Thomas: A 2024 Wisconsin deer season report from the little cabin
“If either of them comes down to the south end of the field, he is chili,” I texted to Dave Clausen and Duke Welter, friends with whom I served on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board in the early 2000s.
It was opening morning of the Wisconsin gun deer season. The three of us generally share text messages about opening morning conditions in our parts of the state during deer season and turkey season.
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WI Daily Update: Fish these areas after the first safe ice forms
Ice is forming quickly in northern portions of the Upper
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Minnesota’s CWD-positive cases continue to climb
As Minnesota’s muzzleloader deer-hunting season nears its end (Dec. 15) and a late CWD season approaches (Dec. 20-22), chronic wasting disease positive cases in hunter-harvested animals are up, totaling 80 as of Tuesday, Dec. 10 – a 67% increase from 2023. There were 48 total CWD-positive deer identified a year ago.
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Classic food sources missing? Try these alternatives to punch your December deer tag
Most whitetail media coverage regarding late-season deer hunting is centered on food sources such as food plots or crop fields.
Deer will flock to these areas to fuel up for winter. But what if you don’t have those classic late-season food sources on land you hunt? You’ll have to search a little, but you can still have success in mid- to late December with a bow or muzzleloader. Here are a few things to consider.
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Gretchen Steele: Don’t be fooled by myths and misinformation from ‘armchair wildlife experts’
It’s that time of year when Illinois DNR releases a wealth of crucial data and numbers.
From harvest figures to wildlife surveys and grant awards, these numbers hold significant value. The abundance of data being published and shared with the general public is not to be overlooked. This has led to a relatively new phenomenon: the social media/Internet commenter biologist/land manager/wildlife expert. It usually peaks around this time of year, especially regarding deer harvest and waterfowl harvest/survey numbers.
Glenn Sapir: You never know whom you might meet when you are a hunter and a fisherman
As the year approaches its end, it is a good time to take pause and be thankful for all whom we have enjoyed not only during these past 12 months, but also during the many years of our lives.
For me, it is family and friends, of course, with whom I am most intimate. I remember former colleagues and am thankful for congregants at my house of worship with whom I share a special meaning of the word “community.” Folks who have accompanied, perhaps even guided, me afield hold a special place in my heart.
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