
South Dakota to release fewer deer hunting licenses
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department wants to cut the number of deer hunting licenses and tags available for the next two years by more than 10,000.

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department wants to cut the number of deer hunting licenses and tags available for the next two years by more than 10,000.

In Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, hunting could return as soon as this fall if federal protections are removed for the predators.

Some spring gobblers aren’t coming into your calling or decoying, no matter how well you call to that tom, so (hint) consider moving …

Once considered limited to southeastern Minnesota’s agricultural fields and rolling bluff country, wild turkeys have expanded their range by finding areas of suitable habitat as far north as Itasca and southern St. Louis counties and

Several unique BOW and related events are scheduled in and around the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region this summer and yet this spring.

And also according to study, along the Missouri River, anglers spent more than $47.3 million on such things as lodging, food, fuel and liquor.

Drawing an estimated 3,500 attendees, first such auction since 2014 raises more than $270,000 for DNR’s Game and Fish Fund.

There were 28 outdoors-related bills during the 2017 legislative session, 11 of which were passed by both chambers and signed into law.

With a two-year buildup of inventory and decent weather in the forecast, outdoor auction could be big draw.
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