A blaring ringer has saved many a bear’s hide since smartphones have become popular. It’s even cost me a shot at a bear once. As a guide for over 20 years, I’ve seen the advance from pocket games to smartphones. My advice to my hunters is to turn them on silent and put them away.
Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Keep the phones in the pocket this bear season Read More »
Top tactics for walleyes right now? Covering water or scoping. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report on Sept. 2, 2026.
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Sept. 2, 2026 Read More »
Six individuals and one organization have been selected as 2026 outstanding volunteers of the year for their contributions to conservation on behalf of DNR.
“DNR is grateful to have dedicated volunteers and support groups that bolster Illinois state parks, historic sites, and museums,” interim Director Renee Snow said.
‘Outstanding’ volunteers from across Illinois get nod from DNR Read More »
Throughout the summer months, DEC’s Region 5 and 6 fisheries staff performs surveillance on several Adirondack brook trout ponds.
Two days sampling the Adirondack’s cherished, but vulnerable, brook trout Read More »
Assembly candidate Ben Gruber thinks the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a detached, centralized command structure that ignores an often-toxic work environment for Wisconsin conservation wardens.
Since January, Gruber has been on leave from his DNR law-enforcement duties and his role as union president of Conservation Wardens Local 1215. That’s because he’s the Democratic candidate for the 51st Assembly district in southwestern Wisconsin and will face Republican incumbent Todd Novak in the Nov. 3 election.
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s Ben Gruber campaigns for wardens’ healthy work culture Read More »
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the opening of its second public archery range, this one at Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Voorheesville, Albany County.
The new range is the first of 13 new archery facilities to be constructed statewide with DEC’s five-year, $3.1 million federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration grant, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Conservation Investment to provide safe, accessible, and high-quality opportunities for outdoor recreation.
Second New York DEC public archery range open at Black Creek Marsh WMA Read More »
In my ideal waterfowl hunt, every bird is backpedaling over the decoys and we’re taking our shots at 20 yards. Sometimes it works out that way, but usually, sooner or later, a bird skirts the spread, or it flares quickly out of the hole on a stiff wind, or it passes over the top of the blind, and the 20-yard shot becomes a 40-plus-yard shot.
Before you stand up and pull the trigger, you have to decide how far is too far. Your effective range in the field depends on primarily three factors.
How far is too far to shoot in waterfowl hunting? Answer these three questions Read More »
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation both recently announced the state’s acquisition of the 284-acre former Babcock-Hovey Scout Camp.
The acquisition will provides permanent protection for 2,800 feet of Seneca Lake shoreline in the Town of Ovid, Seneca County.
New York DEC acquires Babcock-Hovey Scout Camp along shore of Seneca Lake Read More »
Minnesota’s breeding duck population jumped 63% this spring, offering hunters
MN Daily Update: Some good news for Minnesota duck hunters Read More »
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