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Iowa pheasant survey results highest in eight years
The 2023 August pheasant population survey had the highest statewide counts since 2015, with the biggest increases coming from southwest, northwest and northeast regions. The statewide average was nearly 23 birds per route; a 15%
Here’s how to take care of your hunting dog this fall
When it comes to seeing, hearing and understanding the issues hunters encounter firsthand, North Dakota Game and Fish Department game wardens are reliable sources for issues such as hunter safety. Their guidance provide hunters with
Outdoor News Asks: Should Minnesota’s early teal hunting season continue?
From Sept. 2-6, Minnesota waterfowlers can take part in an early teal hunting season.
This year’s hunt will conclude a three-year experiment required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before waterfowl managers determine
New hunter access program launched in South Dakota
Pheasant hunters in South Dakota will have new acres of ground to walk in pursuit of the wily upland birds courtesy of a new statewide voluntary, incentive-based habitat access program set to launch this month.<br
A Lake Erie Western Basin limit of perch would make Cousin Bitz smile
The creaks, cracks, and groans weren’t coming from the perch charter vessel at all.
Instead, the commotion heard aboard the Tibbels Marina’s boat was originating from those doing the “perch-jerking” off Lake Erie’s Bass
A perch resurgence in the Upper Midwest: What’s fueled the comeback?
If you spend any amount of time talking with anglers in the Midwest, the topic of perch likely will come up. They’re one of the main forage species for a number of game fish, including
Common-sense prep for bear-hunting success in Minnesota
Bear hunting in Minnesota can be feast or famine.
Some years, nature offers bruins a smorgasbord of food options such as blueberries, hazelnuts, and acorns. Other years, those attractive goodies are unavailable to bears,
Streams of Thought: Where are the public-land advocates when the topic turns tribal?
Nearly every major conservation group that’s known by readers of this publication includes access to public lands – for hunting, fishing, and otherwise – as a priority. And well they should. The future of these
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Multiple littering complaints at Sand Dunes State Forest
Field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers published in the Sept. 1, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
