The people and partnerships behind Minnesota’s 75-year-old Wildlife Management Area system
Tori McCormick
July 31, 2026
DNR events will highlight a WMA system encompassing nearly 1.4 million acres across 86 counties
National Hunting
From stumps to 3Ds: Summer training for the archery shot that counts
Mark Morrison
July 31, 2026
Right now, as the temperature hovers about a sultry 95 degrees with a dewpoint that makes it feel more like 105 degrees, we’re a far cry from the cool days of early fall that all
Earn-a-second-buck procedures explained as New York DEC shares comments on new deer regs
Staff Report
July 30, 2026
Between March 18 and May 17, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation received 1,150 public comments on, what were at the time, proposed regulations designed to increase hunter harvest of antlerless deer.
Following Minnesota’s ducks, one band at a time
Pat Miller
July 30, 2026
Ciara Stump has cultivated a fascination for waterfowl since she was a youngster dipping her toes in the ponds of southeastern Minnesota near Rochester.
In addition to hunting the birds, the fascination for ducks
Minnesota DNR drawing down Lake Henry to boost vegetation and ducks
Justin Runberg
July 30, 2026
Lake Henry near Cleveland in Minnesota’s Le Sueur County has an ongoing drawdown through next spring for habitat improvements after the DNR designated it as a wildlife lake earlier this year.
The lake is
Breaking down the best firearms and cartridges for bear hunting
Dan Hansen
July 30, 2026
After several successful deer seasons, hunters often seek the challenge of new and bigger game. Many set their sights on a trophy black bear.
That’s a good choice because black bears are among the
Steve Pollick: Public fracking in Ohio brings up quagmire of issues
Steve Pollick
July 30, 2026
The trouble with fracking here in Ohio is that it is as much a political problem as it is an environmental one, and it’s not going away anytime soon.
Witness the recent “fine tuning”
Minnesota’s deer harvest opportunities to expand for 2026; regulation changes hunters need to know
Justin Runberg
July 29, 2026
One-third of Minnesota’s deer permit areas will receive increased harvest opportunities for the upcoming season, along with other changes to this year’s deer hunting regulations.
David Trauba, wildlife section manager for the DNR, told
USFWS seeks public comment on setback rules for drain tile
Katie Hill
July 29, 2026
On July 24, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published notice of a 14-day public comment period regarding drain tile setbacks on private lands adjacent to federal wetland easements. While the agency has yet to
