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Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Fawn rescued from Chaska levee system
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the July 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Wisconsin DNR announces ’26 ruffed grouse and pheasant survey results
The Wisconsin DNR last week announced that 2026 data is now available from annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse and pheasant.
Pheasant observations were above the five-year average for the third consecutive year.
Steve Carney: A good day guiding on a new lake
I was nervous sitting at the boat launch wondering how I was going to pull a rabbit out of my hat. My clients had just bought a cabin on one of the lakes in the
Proposed Federal data tracking plan on public lands raises red flags for some
Federal natural resource agencies are accepting public comment on a proposal to increase public land user data tracking in 40 different pilot locations across the U.S. But members of the outdoors community find some of
New Senate Farm Bill draft would ‘modernize’ the CRP
In what has been anticipated for weeks, Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), chairman of the Senate committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, released a federal farm bill draft with language in it that conservation officials say
Don Nyman to share trapline tips, tales at the 2026 Michigan’s UP Trappers Convention
Michigan trappers and trapping experts will trade stories and advice at the 2026 U.P. Trappers Convention and Outdoor Expo, set for July 10-11 at the UP State Fairgrounds in Escanaba.
Top trappers from the
Don’t miss the whitefly hatch for bass and trout in Pennsylvania
When I first scanned Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River below Selinsgrove, I was as mad as heck. Someone, I thought, had dumped white paint, or some milky substance, on the river. The pollution covered a wide backwater,
Steve Piatt: Hatching a plan on Pennsylvania’s Kettle Creek
Sometimes, especially when it involves a fishing trip, things don’t turn out the way you planned.
I can accept that, but admittedly was disappointed when a two-night camping trip tight to Kettle Creek, with
Video: Easy steps to finding great whitetail setups
With so much information at our fingertips today as whitetail hunters, it’s easy to take in a ton of information. Sometimes, especially for relatively new hunters, this can lead to a lot of second-guessing in
