Beyond Minnesota: Louisiana wildlife chief quits amid bribery scandal
Staff Report
April 27, 2023
Outdoor-related news items from beyond Minnesota published in the April 28, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
National News
Ducks Unlimited honors former North Dakota Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand
John Pollmann
April 27, 2023
Earlier this month, Terry Steinwand received the Conservation Legacy award from DU for his work in restoring and protecting wetland habitat.
Minnesota conservation officers say reports arriving often this spring about dogs chasing deer
Brian Mozey
April 26, 2023
Steve Chihak, Minnesota DNR conservation officer in the Moorhead area, recently received a report about a deer attacked and wounded in someone’s front yard.
Giveaway of Upper Sioux Agency State Park approaches reality
Tim Spielman
April 26, 2023
Legislation that would give a state park in southern Minnesota to a local Dakota Indian band and prompt the DNR to find replacement recreational land is now part of a massive environmental bill recently passed
DNR estimates that Michigan’s U.P. contains 631 individual wolves; 136 packs
Richard P. Smith
April 26, 2023
The number of adult wolves in the U.P. during the winter may have been stable for more than a decade, according to the DNR, but that doesn’t keep the top predators from producing more pups.<br
E-bikes raise management concerns in Pennsylvania’s parks, forests
Ad Crable
April 26, 2023
Electric bikes, one of the hottest trends in recreation, can be a godsend for people getting on in years or with medical impairments, helping them heal, stay fit and continue to enjoy the many benefits
Big news in efforts to control invasive grass carp in Ohio’s Sandusky River
Steve Pollick
April 26, 2023
Big things are under way this spring in northwest Ohio’s scenic Sandusky River, as in the search for 30- to 40-pound “big things” known as grass carp.
And that’s not all. The popular walleye
Research shows zebra mussels find a new way to spread
John Hageman
April 25, 2023
In what may be the first of its kind discovery, a zebra mussel was found firmly attached to a fish in Lake Temiscouata in Quebec, according to an online paper published by researchers from Canada.
A couple committed to conservation: Dale and Janie Sunderlin are Ohio Outdoor News’ People of the Year
Mike Moore
April 25, 2023
The 2023 Ohio Outdoor News Person of the Year is actually two people this year. So, it’s the 2023 People of the Year.
The reason the annual award goes to two people this year
