MN Daily Update: A good wild rice season on tap?
Minnesota’s wild rice harvest season kicked off on Aug. 15
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August 17, 2026
For Canada geese, recognize weaknesses in their routines, then exploit them
One of the marvels of Canada geese is that they literally seem to live among us for much of the year, and then, suddenly, become wild creatures with boundaries and craftiness that astounds and frustrate hunters.
Fortunately for us, Canada geese have chinks in their armor, and you don’t have to have the best field in the county to bring big Canadas to earth once goose season opens.
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WI Daily Update: DNR service center counters, call center unavailable Aug. 26-27
The Wisconsin DNR wants state citizens to know that state
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Tricks for bagging the swift doves of late summer
For states like Minnesota that hold September dove seasons, the opener offers a new round of days afield for sportsmen.
To successfully hunt doves, you first must find them. Scout early and often. A field might hold many doves one day and none the next. To survive, doves require food, cover for safety, water and grit. About 99% of a dove’s diet consists of small seeds.
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Rare American eel surprises Illinois researchers on Pool 22 of the Mississippi
Researchers looking for blue suckers on Pool 22 of the Mississippi River recently netted something considerably more unusual – a 3-foot-long American eel with travel stamps from the Sargasso Sea.
It is believed the rare fish swam 2,000 miles just to greet an Illinois River Biological Station crew led by Jason DeBoer.
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