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What can Minnesota trappers expect with bobcat, marten, fisher seasons soon to begin?
In what Bert Highland, Minnesota Trappers Association vice president, describes as the heart of pine marten territory around Brimson, he anticipates a decent trapping season ahead.
The pine marten-trapping season, along with that for

Christine Thomas: Fall is a time of ups and downs at the little cabin
This has not been a normal fall at the little cabin. Our Airedale, Major, has had another round of significant health issues.
At 10-1⁄2 years of age, anything can happen, as dog people know.

Gretchen Steele: Why every hunter should keep a field journal
Scoot a little closer to the fire, friends. I want to talk about a tool most of us already have rattling around in a truck console, tucked in a blind bag, or forgotten in a

George Meyer, Wisconsin conservation legend, passes away at age 78
Former DNR secretary and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation executive director George Meyer, 78, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Madison.
Meyer had been a Wisconsin conservation leader for more than 50 years. He worked as

Pennsylvania hunter killed in a large deer drive
A 26-year-old Amish man died after being shot by a member of his hunting party in Pennsylvania’s Juniata County Dec. 2 in terrain and weather that made emergency response difficult.
Floyd S. Wengerd, of

Heavy bears highlight Pennsylvania’s 2025 hunting season
Although some big bears were taken in the 2025 hunting seasons in Pennsylvania, none showed up at the check station in Quehanna.
On the evening of the opening day of the statewide firearms season,

Ohio’s seven-day gun season deer harvest almost matches last year’s
In spite of several Ohio county deer herds being hammered by a fatal viral disease, the state’s white-tail hunters still nailed it.
During Ohio’s seven-day firearms deer hunting season from Dec. 1 through Dec.

Minnesota deer-poaching case from Douglas County ends with guilty plea
A poaching case from Minnesota’s Douglas County that included charges of shooting deer at night over bait, illegally taking more than the allowed one buck per year, improper registration of deer, and unlawfully using other

Unfilled tag? Tips for tracking the late-season deer food code
Late-season archers seeking whitetails have their work cut out for them. Deer have become extremely wary after eluding hunters for the past few months. In addition, weather conditions encountered during late season can often be