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September 21, 2026

Minnesota DNR completes seed sowing via helicopter for remote reforestation

The Minnesota DNR has completed aerial seeding via helicopter to disperse jack pine, white pine, tamarack and black spruce seeds on DNR-managed forests. The flights are part of the DNR’s typical reforestation work and are necessary to reach remote or otherwise difficult-to-access areas like bogs. The DNR also uses aerial seeding to spread seed on sites where circumstances might prevent species from regenerating naturally.

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Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania among leaders when it comes to antlerless harvest

The National Deer Association’s most recent Deer Report might interest you. It compiled white-tailed deer harvest statistics for the 2024-25 hunting season, including antlerless deer harvest per square mile.
Pennsylvania came close to leading the country again. Keystone State hunters increased their antlerless deer harvest once more, by 17%, according to the report, achieving 6.7 antlerless deer per square mile and 1:0.7 antlerless deer per antlered buck.

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Mastering early season duck decoy spreads; a time when less is more

It was better than Christmas morning – opening day of duck hunting. I had just turned 14, and with a few seasons under my belt, I thought I knew it all.
Boy, was I wrong. Like most kids, my introduction to waterfowl hunting came from my father and grandfather. They were of the “old school” of thought – tough hunters who learned their craft back in the heyday of Minnesota duck hunting.

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