Top black powder producer in the U.S. is back in business
John Tertuliani
October 13, 2023
The Hodgdon Powder Co. purchased GOEX in 2009. Production of black powder continued until Hodgdon closed the plant in 2021.
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Jeanine Vorland, Minnesota DNR’s first female area wildlife supervisor, reflects on three decades as manager
Brian Mozey
October 13, 2023
Vorland has spent more than 30 years as the area supervisor for Owatonna after becoming the first female area wildlife supervisor in Minnesota DNR history.
Two Georgia children recovering after separate attacks by bobcat
Associated Press
October 12, 2023
Two Georgia children are recovering from injuries after separate attacks by what officials called an “aggressive bobcat.”
The attacks happened last Friday near Winterville, a mostly rural community just east of Athens, according to
Minnesota’s bear harvest likely to decrease in 2023
Tim Spielman
October 12, 2023
Bear hunters and guides alike knew the competition would be stiff going into this year’s Minnesota bear-hunting season, which began Sept. 1 and ends Sunday. That competition: an abundance of natural forage in the bear
Ohio’s Brad Turner is Mississippi Flyway’s waterfowl officer of the year
DNR Report
October 12, 2023
The Mississippi Flyway Council recently recognized Ohio wildlife officer Brad Turner as the Waterfowl Protection Officer of the Year, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Officer Turner has been serving Ohioans as
Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council gives green light to new project funding
Brian Mozey
October 11, 2023
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met Oct. 5 to pass the allocations for funding in Fiscal Year 2025 proposals. The council originally had received 55 requests totaling more than $373 million.
On Aug. 29-30,
CWD: Where we are now, and where are we going?
Bob Zink
October 11, 2023
Approximately 11% of Minnesotans over 15 years of age hunted deer in 2022, harvesting about 170,000 animals, roughly 17% of the estimated deer herd. Venison has been popular table fare for centuries. But because venison
Beyond Minnesota: In Georgia, flathead catfish are invading
Staff and News Reports
October 11, 2023
The flathead catfish is native to many rivers that drain to the Gulf of Mexico, including the Coosa River drainage in northwest Georgia.
Neighbors decry unpermitted ditch digging that altered wetland in southwestern Minnesota
Brian Mozey
October 11, 2023
Officials say a farmer in southwestern Minnesota’s Lyon County violated the state’s Wetland Conservation Act and public waters laws by excavating deeper than allowed in a ditch and a cattail slough, as well as interfering
