Hunting
Minnesota’s deer harvest surpasses state’s total from 2024; Wisconsin also ahead of last year’s pace
With a muzzleloader deer-hunting season that continues through Dec. 14, an archery season through Dec. 31, and a late “CWD season” for certain zones set for Dec. 19-21, whitetail harvest numbers will increase in Minnesota.<br
Prison butchering program helps with Ohio’s surplus deer
In a cooperative agreement signed on Sept. 24 between the Ohio DNR (ODNR) and the Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) at the Pickaway Correctional Institution, participating incarcerated adults received specific training on processing deer to be
Commentary: Diversity may kill us as hunters, anglers and trappers if we fight about our differences
Hunting, trapping, and angling have a diversity problem. Not the kind you’re probably thinking but the sort on the bumper stickers I used to see as a kid: “You Bet Your Dupa I’m Polish.”
Pennsylvania Game Commission mostly pleased by results of recent elk season
Although generally happy with the 2025 regular season’s results, Pennsylvania Game Commission elk biologist Jeremy Banfield commented on a few exceptions.
“Elk Hunt Zone 2’s cow harvest is disappointing that most of the elk
Commentary: Cut Pennsylvania’s trappers a break; we need more of them
The Pennsylvania Game Commission needs to get very aggressive with harvesting the nest robbers in our woods.
Raccoons, skunks, opossums and fishers are running rampant because low fur prices have dictated a steep decline
Dial back the volume with a suppressor on your predator rifle; here’s what to know
Hunting predators is an excellent way to keep tuning your hunting and shooting skills during the off-season for whitetails and other big game.
One of the best ways to improve your odds for success
Iowa’s busiest deer seasons coming soon; here’s what to know
Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons start this weekend, when more than 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons.
Iowa’s first gun season is Dec. 6-10. Second gun season is
Michigan waterfowl hunters are advised to safeguard against avian flu
Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials are reminding waterfowl hunters to take precautions to protect themselves and domestic animals from highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Freshwater Fishing Hall offers youth writing contest with cash prizes
The Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame reminds young people to submit entries to the Lindsay Sale-Youth Writing Contest by Jan. 10, 2026. The Hall encourages stories about your most memorable fishing trip. Prizes are available
