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Winter’s effect on Minnesota whitetails felt nearly statewide this year
Wildlife managers from northern Minnesota are again concerned about this winter’s effects on the deer herd, but the toll Mother Nature is taking on deer this year extends farther south than normal.
March is
Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Catfish action kicks in as weather warms
While catfish are generally referred to as a warmwater species, they tend to get active as we move into early spring.
Pull out the gear: open-water fishing is (maybe) here in Illinois
It’s really never too early to get out on the water or go down to the shoreline for a few early-season casts.
If you haven’t had your reels serviced by a competent professional, you
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Citation for uncased shotgun while hunting snow geese
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the April 7, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Veteran New York beaver trapper, Les Wedge, reflects on another trapping season
Beaver activity really picks up during the early spring, Wedge added, because the adult females kick out the 2-year-olds to make room for the new litter coming.
Wedge is a member of the Cortland
Bird flu continues to be a growing concern
Most waterfowl hunters are aware that a new variant of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), commonly called bird flu, emerged in late 2021. Since then, it has caused outbreaks around the world. More than 200
Youth deer hunt, big game quartering, trapper ed fees up for vote April 10-13 in Wisconsin
Adding two days to the youth deer hunt, changing how hunters are allowed to butcher deer, elk, and bears in the field, and allowing citizens on private land to shoot bears in the act of
Things to know when fishing the Rainy River
Are there unwritten rules I should follow while spring fishing on the Rainy River?
Nebraska Big Game Society to auction off bull elk tag on May 4
Residents and nonresidents are eligible for the bull elk tag. The high bidder will receive a bull elk tag valid in any elk management unit during a 2023 open bull elk season. Proceeds from the
