Pro Tip of the Week: Scouting for northern pike
Tip-up fishing for northern pike can be exciting in itself, and there also can be a chance for a bonus walleye at times.
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December 18, 2024
Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 18, 2024
Ice thickness continues to improve across the state. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Dec. 18, 2024.
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Minnesota DNR to survey state’s pheasant hunters that will gauge opinions on possible changes
After roughly a decade since the last examination, the Minnesota DNR will conduct a pheasant hunter survey beginning in the middle of January.
Dubbed a “mixed mode survey,” the goal is to survey 4,500 state pheasant stamp holders. The survey questions will focus heavily on hunter regulations, hunter satisfaction, and hunter economics. DNR officials stress that the online survey is about collecting facts surrounding state pheasant hunters, not necessarily making any regulatory changes.
“The regulation part is mostly what we’ve heard over time from hunters and DNR managers that they think will improve pheasant hunting.”
Minnesota DNR says avian flu is the likely killer of waterfowl in the state
Minnesota DNR officials say evidence is pointing to avian influenza as the cause of death of several Canada geese and some swans reported dead on the ice – typically next to open-water locations – of southern Minnesota lakes.
Initial testing indicates that about a dozen waterfowl samples tested positive via “general” avian influenza testing at the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, according to Erik Hildebrand, wildlife health supervisor with the Minnesota DNR.
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Commentary: Hunting and fishing license dollars aren’t enough for conservation
Legislation that addresses the root causes of a problem is far less common than legislation that addresses its symptoms. For this reason, it’s both predictable and unfortunate that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Legislature are once again considering a hunting and fishing license price increase.
Without doubt, the department’s Wildlife and Fisheries Divisions are in increasingly desperate need of new funding. Yet the cause of this shortfall isn’t that hunters and anglers pay too little for licenses. Instead, its that everyone else pays nothing at all.
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What were the top outdoors stories in Ohio in 2024? Here’s a look back
There’s more bad news about chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Ohio, Mike Reynolds told state wildlife council members in January. Reynolds is administrator of wildlife management for the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
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MN Daily Update: Surprising finding when looking at firearms-related accidents in hunting
Columnist Patrick Durkin recently looked at hunting-related accidents and found
Menominee Co. sees second highest whitetail harvest of Michigan firearms season
Although U.P. deer numbers generally are lower from previous years over most of the region, at least one county still has plenty of whitetails. Menominee County came in second place statewide for the number of deer reported taken during the 2024 firearms season at 3,513. The only county in the state with a higher reported harvest as of December 3 was Sanilac at 4,094.
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WI Daily Update: Help celebrate 125 years of the state park system
The Wisconsin DNR is inviting the public to celebrate 125
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