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Minnesota pheasant opener a mixed bag for state’s hunters
The August roadside survey gave many pheasant hunters optimism heading into this fall.
The pheasant-hunting season opened on Saturday, Oct. 14, and hunters found a mix of success across the southern region of Minnesota.
Need deer season theme song? Try ‘The Sound of Silence’
We spend a lot of time and effort worrying about the smell of our boots, the color of our Carharts, the reflection of the rising sun and whether or not the buck we’ve been scouting
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Injured blue heron captured for treatment
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Oct. 20, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Even with state mallard numbers down, duck hunters remain eager
Technically, the 2023-24 waterfowl hunting season is already under way in Illinois.
The early Canada goose season and the September teal season have already passed, but the seasons begin in earnest when goose and
Illinois Mixed Bag: Illinois Conservation Foundation to host ‘Director’s Hunt’ in Cass County
The Illinois Conservation Foundation is welcoming hunters and other supporters to participate in the 2023 ICF Director’s Hunt at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area in Cass County.
Discussion regarding wolf damage payments, social carrying capacity dominate meeting in Marshfield, Wis.
Questions regarding the wolf damage payment fund, social carrying capacity and a population goal carried the evening during a DNR open house meeting on the topic in Marshfield, Wis.
The DNR also set up
Wisconsin’s 2023 firearms deer season forecast: A “season of opportunity.”
Wisconsin’s 2023 firearms deer season is a month away, but hunters are already gearing up for opening weekend. Early reports from bow, crossbow, and youth hunters suggest there are plenty of deer available again this
More than 80% of dove hunters in Illinois don’t favor a lead shot ban
A large majority of Illinois dove hunters would oppose a state ban on lead shot when hunting doves, according to an Illinois Natural History Survey survey focused on beliefs about lead vs. non-lead ammunition. <br
Wisconsin State Roundup: What’s going to happen to Natural Resources Board appointees?
I’d imagine anyone who tracks the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) is waiting to see what’s going to happen to four of five non-confirmed NRB members during the full Senate floor session scheduled to end
