Hook and Bullet
A large buck-doe harvest gap in Minnesota this year
A common refrain DNR wildlife managers hear from a segment of Minnesota deer hunters is the desire to see more mature bucks, as well as a more balanced age and sex structure in the state’s
Steve Piatt: Move to paper licenses costs some New York hunters
I’m trying not to let a sore back or the fact that I’ve yet to harvest a deer despite many days of serious effort affect my mood, and I don’t think it has.
But
Gretchen Steele: Southern Illinois public lands in for big changes in ‘25
It’s been a busy couple of weeks with announcements concerning some southern Illinois public lands.
The first announcement we received was from DNR outlining a change in management duties at Carlyle Lake. DNR and
Waiting for ice in New York this winter? Take advantage of this transitional time period for anglers
Ice might be slow to form again this winter in New York, but why spend the time waiting for that special time of year indoors?! Get out and fish!
The last few years have
With budget surplus expected, Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Fund has extra $7 million
Based on the November state forecast budget, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council will end the year with more money to distribute than anticipated.
The council will receive an additional $7.06 million, which will be
Best spots to find fish on early ice – video
Brian Brosdahl breaks down his go-to locations and areas that he likes to set up and search for fish during the early ice season. He also shares a few of his go-to presentations to put
Minnesota muzzleloader harvest up 1% from 2023; and is there any concern with crossbow harvest?
Hunters who took part in the Minnesota muzzleloader deer season that ran Nov. 30 through Dec. 15 saw somewhat similar success to what hunters had during the regular firearms season – an increase in the
Dean Bortz: Crop damage one corner of Wisconsin’s elk program needing attention
Years ago when a Jackson County resident and Conservation Congress delegate by the name of Al Jacobsen pushed hard for the Wisconsin DNR to establish an elk herd in the Black River Falls State Forest,
Patrick Durkin: CWD, sick deer, bones all common in SW Wisconsin
Mike Purnell and his brother Lloyd concede they can’t find every carcass, skeleton or bone after deer die of chronic wasting disease on the family’s 700 acres of farmlands in southwestern Wisconsin.
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