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Streams of Thought: Minnesota’s Howling for Wolves ‘pauses’ activities; and DNR names new region fisheries manager
A recent tip from a reader – thanks, Mike – led me to a news release from the Minnesota organization, Howling for Wolves. Most folks who read this publication probably recognize that group’s name.
Ryan Rothstein: Minnesota’s ‘other’ deer species making a comeback
Although it’s not uncommon to find me sifting through trail camera photos at any point in the year, it’s almost a given that’s what I’ll be doing come early October. But for as many trail
Hunter-killed birds test positive for bird flu in Pennsylvania
Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases among wild birds continue to mount in Pennsylvania, and the list includes several ducks harvested by hunters.
As of Feb. 16, the most recent cases to be confirmed in
Oak Duke: Plan ahead for a classic 2025 whitetail rut
The celestial spheres have ganged up to throw us deer hunters an astronomical curve ball this year, skewing the methodology of how we determine the dates of the 2025 whitetail rut a bit.
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Tom Bahti: Discovering where the goose music begins is an eye-opening experience
There’s pretty much an entire generation of Wisconsin waterfowlers who never dealt with the extremely conservative season structures of the mid- and late-1980s with a 30-day duck season with a three-bird limit, and restrictive Canada
Spring bobber rods for sunfish and crappies – video
Get a good hook set for finnicky fish and expect that bigger sunfish will pull down more on the rod compared to a quick vibrating motion for smaller fish.
More CWD detected in Pennsylvania’s northeastern deer herd
Less than two weeks after the first positive case of chronic wasting disease was publicly confirmed in the northeast region, another has turned up.
On Feb. 12, the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed that a
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture
Lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed earlier this month as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to
Why pursue light geese in springtime? The reasons are many
True story: My fascination with snow geese began in bed. It was the late 1990s. I’d moved from St. Paul, Minn., to Aberdeen, S.D., only a few months earlier. Spring had sprung; warmer weather had
