Hunting age bill set to be introduced in 2016
Battle looms to reduce minimum age from 14 to 12 for big game
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Breathing techniques for bowhunting
Find what works for you
Shooting for a memorable season
Archery, shotgun, rifle sessions with a purpose
Howling in the Golden State: Photos show wolf pups in northern California
Other than one wandering wolf from 2011, the pack – two adults and five pups – represent the first wolves in the Golden State since 1924.
Network opined for abolishment of big game hunting
State wildlife agency miffed at Animal Planet
Hunt deer with archery equipment near Ohio scenic rivers
Drawing for these hunts coming on Aug. 22
Duck Calling for Beginners
I don’t remember when I successfully called in my first flock of ducks, but I do remember when I first started to learn how to blow a call.
Scouting deer on small properties – make the most of trail cameras
Trail cameras are great for scouting for the bowhunting season when you can’t use a spotting scope
DEC moves on doe-only plan
DEC officials have moved forward for this season on a plan to limit bowhunters to taking only antlerless deer during a portion of the archery season
New York’s bear bonanza
For eight straight years and 11 of the last 12, New York state hunters have harvested over 1,000 black bears – sometimes well over 1,000.
Lion’s killing in Zimbabwe sparks worldwide outrage
Zimbabwe will seek extradition of an Eden Prairie man who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park.
DEC creates ‘buck zones’
Seven areas set, setting stage for regs changes next year
Tackling ticks
Steps to take before heading outdoors
Deer-kill reports may be forced
Less than a third of Pennsylvania hunters report – as required by law – when they kill a deer, and frustrated state official are poised to force compliance.
Groups file petition to classify moose as endangered species
A national environmental group is seeking federal protection for a subspecies of moose found in Midwestern states including Minnesota.
Rifle use poised to expand
Legislation heads toward governor’s desk for approval
Breeding ducks soar to record high, again
For the second year in a row, the number of breeding ducks in the United States and Canada was a record high, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
New Sunday hunting bill introduced
Lawmakers to make one more attempt to lift ban
Pheasant plan draft offers a preview
While a final version of a pheasant plan is probably a few weeks away, some of the details of how the DNR and others hope to improve pheasant habitat, numbers, and hunting are beginning to emerge.
Deer survey shows split
No regulatory solution that is going to make all hunters happy
DNR to manage for more deer
The DNR has set new deer population goals for 40 permit areas in the state and will be working to meet those goals beginning with the regulations it adopts for this fall’s hunting season.
Semi-automatic rifles likely to be legal here
The history is clear.
At 11,720 turkeys, spring season tally is third best
For the second year in a row, Minnesota hunters killed the third most spring turkeys on record. Turkey hunters killed 11,720 turkeys this spring, according to preliminary numbers provided by the Minnesota DNR.
Taking aim at deer
Antlerless-only plan in some units for portions of archery season and again in late bow-muzz
Moose collaring in state is over, but not research
Gov. Mark Dayton may have ended the practice of collaring moose in the state with his April 28 executive order, but researchers’ attempts to get to the bottom of what’s killing the iconic animals continue.
One step forward for project to look at elk restoration
A push to look into the feasibility of reintroducing elk to the landscape in three northeastern Minnesota counties has moved to the next stage.
