SNF closes multiple BWCA entry points under emergency wildfire order
Site Staff
July 10, 2026
Dry conditions across northern Minnesota also prompts campfire restrictions in entire BWCA
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Nine South Dakota counties lose special youth doe seasons
Josh Haiar
July 10, 2026
Beginning hunters will lose access to special antlerless-deer seasons in nine southeastern South Dakota counties this fall as state wildlife officials try to rebuild depleted white-tailed deer populations.
The South Dakota Game, Fish and
DNR asks public to assist in monitoring Minnesota turkeys by reporting sightings this summer
Eric Morken
July 10, 2026
With wild turkeys now firmly established in the state and hunting for them as popular as ever, the Minnesota DNR is placing more emphasis on monitoring turkey populations. Hunters have an opportunity to assist in
New research vessel planned for trawling in Ohio
John Hageman
July 10, 2026
During Governor’s Fish Ohio Day in Port Clinton on June 25, Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife (DOW) Chief Kendra Wecker announced that the research vessel Grandon, stationed at Fairport Harbor, will be replaced. It was
Can lab genetics save American chestnut trees?
Tyler Frantz
July 10, 2026
Prior to the 1900s, the American chestnut was widely considered the most valuable tree on the Pennsylvania landscape. Naturally rot-resistant, it was used to build barns, homes and expand the railway system.
Its nutritious
Pennsylvania bill would allow Game Commission to set license fees
Tom Venesky
July 9, 2026
In 2020 state legislators entrusted the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission with the ability to set its own license fees.
Now they want to do the same thing with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. House
Ohio’s annual sandhill crane count drops in 2026
DNR Report
July 9, 2026
Volunteer observers reported 344 sandhill cranes in Ohio during the 2026 Midwest Crane Count, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The count was coordinated by the Division of Wildlife, Ohio Bird Conservation
More public acres opened for fracking in Ohio
Jane Beathard
July 9, 2026
More than 15,000 acres of public park and wildlife land in eastern Ohio opened for oil and gas drilling (fracking) following action by the state Oil and Gas Land Management Commission on June 27.
North Dakota releases annual prairie grouse survey results
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 9, 2026
Each spring, North Dakota Game and Fish Department staff count the number of male sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie chickens and greater sage grouse dancing on breeding ground “leks,” while also tallying the number of male
