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August 20, 2026

Winners shine at Game Fair dog events in Minnesota

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The 45th annual Game Fair once again saw thousands of dogs spend a day with their family outdoors and many participated in the various doggy game events.
Five of those events are championship-qualifying games including the Scurry, Goose Hunt, Obstacle Course, Long Jump (small dog and large dog). Daily winners received a large bag of NutriSource dog food and many returned the final Sunday for the championships.

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Dove hunters a small but passionate group in Minnesota

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September means the start of another hunting season in Minnesota, and one season that kicks things off won’t draw a ton of fanfare.
Mourning doves don’t rise to the popularity of other small-game in the state like waterfowl, grouse and pheasants. But the Sept. 1 dove opener is a fun tradition for the 5,600 or so hunters who pursue these small, speedy birds.
“I’d be hard-pressed to imagine that you’re not hooked if you get a limit of doves once,” the DNR’s New London area wildlife supervisor, Cory Netland, said.

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The ins and outs of South Dakota nonresident waterfowl hunting

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The day started at an agonizingly slow pace.
The morning’s cobalt blue sky with faint brushstrokes of white was beautiful, but the absence of wind – and this being the South Dakota prairie, where sustained gales are as common as breathing – was perplexing, to say nothing of disappointing. The two dozen decoys in the shallow marsh didn’t move a fake muscle.

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Giant invasive carp pulled from Illinois’ Schiller Pond near O’Hare Airport

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A routine fisheries survey at a pond near O’Hare International Airport turned into a battle with a 91-pound fish that was more than 4 feet long.
Forest Preserves of Cook County fisheries workers pulled the massive bighead carp from 6-acre Schiller Pond on July 23 while conducting an electrofishing survey designed to remove invasive carp from a waterway northwest of Chicago. The fish weighed 91.4 pounds and measured 4 feet, 3 inches long, according to the Forest Preserves.

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Commentary: With all due respect, Illinois’ most valuable insect isn’t the monarch

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Unlike honey bees, which were introduced from Europe, the rusty patched bumble bee is a native species. For thousands of years, it pollinated Illinois prairies, oak savannas, woodlands, and wetlands, helping countless native wildflowers reproduce.

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Behind the Scenes: Eric Canania right at home as Illinois DNR wildlife biologist

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Growing up in the rolling landscapes of southwestern Illinois, Eric Canania didn’t just spend time outdoors – he was shaped by it. From hunting and fishing as a junior high student to forging lifelong bonds with family and friends in the field, the outdoors became a classroom and a constant companion.

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Snake bite highlights Illinois’ last remaining massasaugas

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A 41-year-old Michigan man learned the hard way that getting too close to an eastern massasauga rattlesnake can be dangerous. The man was bitten last month while attempting to photograph an eastern massasauga at a boat launch in Michigan’s Proud Lake Recreation Area.
For Illinois, the incident provides a reminder of a very different concern: The eastern massasauga is not only venomous, but it’s one of the state’s rarest reptiles.

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Dan Ladd: Permanent Daylight Savings Time would affect sportsmen

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I’ve been keeping and eye on the developments in Congress concerning possible changes to Daylight Savings Time.
Specifically, a bill passed last month by the House, which is now in the Senate (and supported by President Trump) would make Daylight Savings Time permanent. We’re currently observing DST, so if this bill becomes law we would not set our clocks back an hour overnight Oct. 31 into Nov. 1 this fall. That’s when DST is set to end for the winter months.

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Follow the food for squirrels; that means knowing your oaks

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No doubt about it, squirrels love oak trees because of the gut-filling acorns they produce. The nutritious nuts also store well as winter food reserves.
Wisconsin is fortunate to be home to two major groups of native oaks: white and red. They are easy to tell apart simply by checking the lobes on the leaves – rounded for whites; pointed for red. The red group, which includes the red, black and pin oak varieties, are most common in the northern half of the state.

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