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August 6, 2026

Mike Raykovicz: Beavers establish a home on this small man-made pond

Blogs, Featured, Nature Page & Night Sky, New York, Opinion /

When I was in high school my best friend and I trapped beavers and other furbearers in the Pocono Mountains. To find suitable trapping locations we would follow any small creeks we crossed until we discovered another creek.
We would then follow that creek a few hundred yards upstream, checking along the way for any sign of beavers. What we looked for were chewed tree branches that may have floated downstream, which told us the spot was worth checking out. As teenagers, we caught a few beavers but never got rich.

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British, American Lab traditions converge at Minnesota’s Game Fair 2026

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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when the United States separated itself from Great Britain. So it seems like a fitting time to come together on some of the things that separated our nations during that time.
Certainly that founding document never mentioned anything about dogs, and American and British Labs both trace their lineage back to Newfoundland, a British colony, but a century of divergence on opposite sides of the Atlantic shaped them into two distinct types.

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South Dakota teenager Madison Grimm rescues waterfowl one egg at a time

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Madison Grimm said her first word was “duck.”
At least, that is what her parents tell her. Grimm told Outdoor News that she said it while looking at one of her father’s wildlife paintings hanging on the wall. Now 19, the northeastern South Dakota wildlife artist has transformed her lifelong fascination into Second Chance Flight. It is a nonprofit that rescues waterfowl eggs from nests accidentally destroyed during haying and other agricultural work.

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Technology keeps improving in the firearm suppressor world

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Suppressor is preferred by the firearms industry and knowledgeable shooters because this term is technically more accurate. These devices do not completely “silence” a gun. Instead, they reduce the sound to a safer level, much like a car muffler, and that’s the term that will be used here.

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Snapshot Wisconsin helps track the state’s elusive river otters

Featured, Home Page News, Nature Page & Night Sky, Wisconsin /

You’ll always find more otter puns than actual otters if you go looking for either.
Just google “otter puns” and you’ll find lists of 37, 40 or even 200-plus otter puns, jokes and one-liners. Some of them aren’t bad. What’s another word for an otter’s life partner? Its “significant otter.” Speaking of which, researchers can’t agree on whether river otters mate for life.

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New York’s decorated turkey caller, Paul Butski, poised for Legends of the Outdoors induction

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A hunting legend from New York State is set to be inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame this month.
Paul Butski, generally regarded as one of the finest competition turkey callers in history, will receive the honor Saturday, Aug. 8.

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Minnesota’s Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program modified, aims for more metro participation

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The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will have several modifications in the new funding cycle to help with capacity building, grantee outreach, and reimbursement aimed at increasing metro participation in the program.
During the last legislative session, Minnesota House members forged an agreement on the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council funding bill that allows CPL grant funds to be used only in the metro, St. Cloud and Rochester, for this year.

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