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Michigan DNR launches Deer Management Initiative to tackle challenges in both Upper and Lower Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, is initiating a comprehensive Deer Management Initiative aimed at evaluating and responding to present-day deer management challenges.
The initiative seeks
Steve Piatt: This year, I’ll fish more after devoting 2023 to preparing for a mountain goat hunt
I’m still handling some posthunt details, focused mainly on the mount that will hopefully be coming home later this year for a spot on the wall.
Minnesota DNR report shows wetland gains made during past 15 years
From 2006 to 2020, Minnesota saw a net gain of 43,000 acres of wetlands, most of which were emergent wetlands found in the past six years in agricultural areas that tend to show up after
Goal for northeast Minnesota elk reintroduction is 2026
A vision turned plan to reintroduce elk to northeastern Minnesota has progressed for about a decade, and attendees at the DNR’s Roundtable last weekend were told the current goal is to begin moving elk –
Will 2024 be the year you go electric on the water?
You don’t have to look too far into the past to find a time when anglers who wanted to move their boats quietly on the water either drifted with the wind or used paddles to
Ralph Loos: Anti-bobcat season arguments ignore what bowhunters see in Illinois
Shooting the bull with hunters and anglers at the Schaumburg show this time last year, I grew slightly suspicious about the number of times the word “bobcat” was inserted into what were otherwise predator-free conversations.<br
New York gun show promoter, Sandy Ackerman, retires (sort-of)
When the Syracuse Gun Show takes place in April, there will be a new person calling the shots. But for those familiar with the New York State Arms Collectors Association Inc., it won’t be an
Renown deer research facility in Texas hit by CWD
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists have reported a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a 14-month-old captive male white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area research facility.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Hunters cited for using salt/mineral blocks in Rock Island County
Illinois cuff and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Jan. 26, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
