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Minnesota DNR Roundtable topics range from climate to carp to moose matters
When the 2024 Minnesota DNR’s Roundtable convenes in Bloomington on Jan. 19, the hundreds in attendance won’t be first greeted by a bombshell “buffer initiative” like former Gov. Mark Dayton announced in 2015.
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Minnesota deer farm group files suit against DNR, Board of Animal Health
The Minnesota Deer Farmers Association recently filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court-District of Minnesota against the Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Board of Animal Health for “enforcing laws which will eliminate white-tailed deer
Ralph Loos: Turkey season is months away, but turkey concern here every day
We’re at the end of another Illinois deer season, shooting snow geese is not as satisfying as it was in 1998, and ice fishing appears to be a “come and go” proposition this winter.
Commentary: New York sportsmen and Suffolk County Parks are partners in conservation
In these times of increased challenges for sportsmen and women looking to find hunting opportunities in New York it is encouraging whenever we see local government agencies working to address this issue for our hunters.<br
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Subject caught red-handed shooting from road in Schuyler County
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Carlyle, Shelbyville accepting Christmas trees to improve fish habitat
Lake Shelbyville officials are collecting old trees in Sullivan and Shelbyville to reuse to improve the lake’s fisheries next year.
Trees for Lake Shelbyville will be collected in Sullivan 66 Gas Station in Sullivan
Female hunters take three of four deer at Lost Mound Unit hunt in Illinois
Sixteen families participated in the first Family Deer Hunt Nov. 18-19 at Lost Mound Unit in Savanna.
The hunt, hosted by the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, combined the former Youth
New Illinois law creates set of 3-year licenses
A new Illinois law that went into effect Jan. 1 allows residents to obtain a hunting, fishing, trapping or sportsmen’s combination license that is good for three years.
State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, filed
Study shows that hunter harvest reduction can boost wild turkey numbers
In a study in the Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers found male turkey survival is 30% higher in nonhunted populations. That’s good news for managers looking for ways to bolster males in the population, said
