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Minnesota’s ’24 pheasant opener below average for many
Sleepy Eye was wide awake with activity while hosting the Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12. Unlike last year’s opener in Owatonna, rainy weather held off in south-central Minnesota,
Minnesota’s 2024 bear season a ‘complete 180’ from last
As the 2024 Minnesota bear season closed on Sunday, Oct. 13, the season’s harvest was estimated just above 3,400 bruins as of Friday, Oct. 11. While DNR estimates after the official end to the season
Minnesota Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Walk off the beaten path for grouse
This fall season has been marked by high winds and dry conditions, keeping grouse low, and the absence of a hard frost has left much of the foliage intact. Despite these challenges, the bird season
Minnesota’s fishing and hunting report on Oct. 16, 2024
Fishing pressure drops quite a bit with the cool weather. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Oct. 16, 2024.
Journey of Buck 5700 in Wisconsin deer study provides three valuable years of information
On Valentine’s Day in the winter of 2017, an 8-month-old buck was captured using a drop net in Iowa County, Wis. He weighed 90 pounds and tested negative, via a rectal biopsy, for chronic wasting
A record 9,200 applied for Illinois bobcat permits this season
Illinois DNR’s decision to double the number of bobcat permits it distributes appears to have piqued interest among Illinois trappers and hunters.
Shortly after the Sept. 30 application deadline, DNR reported that there were
Iowa’s newest wildlife area, Bell Branch, is open for visitors in Davis County
Staff from the Sugema Wildlife Unit finished placing the Bell Branch Wildlife Area sign at the recently installed parking lot, just in time for the 2024 hunting seasons.
This newly acquired 514-acre public wildlife
Hemorrhagic disease impacting many Iowa counties, but deer hunters off to a good start in 2024
Despite warm weather persisting in much of Iowa, roughly 6,000 deer have been registered so far through the youth and disabled hunter seasons, and the opening of the archery and early muzzleloader seasons.
Mike Raykovicz: That time of year when deer seem to disappear
As bowhunters we’ve all experienced it, the “October lull.”
Deer, once frequently seen in fields, roadways, and on our trail cameras seem to disappear. These past two weeks have been no exception, at least
