Hunting
Meet Doug Hartke: Minnesota Outdoor News’ 2026 Person of the Year
When Doug Hartke’s best friend took him duck hunting for the first time when he was a freshman in college, Hartke was well on his way to becoming a volunteer-conservationist par excellence.
Hartke, 59,
Partnerships lead to protection of 1,900 acres in Minnesota’s Clay County
A collaborative effort between conservation organizations and state and federal agencies will protect 1,900 acres of native prairie, wetlands and restorable grassland in Clay County, near Fargo-Moorhead in northwestern Minnesota. A long-standing priority area for
Mike Raykovicz: Examining the evolution of turkey ammunition
I was rooting around the cabinet where I store some of my hunting equipment and discovered boxes of rifled slugs and turkey loads. The sabot rifle slugs are leftovers from the day when only shotguns
North Dakota’s 2026 deer season details are set; here’s what to know
One of the biggest days of the year for prospective deer hunters in North Dakota occurred Friday afternoon May 8. It’s when the Game and Fish Department released the framework for the 2026 deer hunting
Michigan taxidermist bags 484-pound ‘booner’ bear
Award-winning taxidermist Tim Gorenchan from Escanaba, Mich., of North Country Taxidermy spends most of his time preparing life-like mounts of game and fish that other people shoot and catch, but he now will be using
Minnesota DNR achieves some wins in legislative session
The legislative session ended Sunday, May 17, and throughout the session the Minnesota DNR pursued several priorities. While it achieved some goals, others will need to wait until 2027.
Bob Meier, assistant DNR commissioner,
Commentary: Drastic budget cuts will undermine conservation and public lands
Congress decides how to fund federal departments, agencies and programs through an annual appropriations process. The process for fiscal year 2027 (which begins October 1, 2026) began in April with the release of the president’s
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota legislative session sets bad precedent for future Outdoor Heritage Fund funding debates
The legislation indeed passed before the Legislature adjourned Sunday, and the State Capitol’s streak of getting dedicated sales tax dollars into the ground on time remains in place.
Kristin Ojaniemi: Spring turkey hunting in Michigan’s ‘unspring-like’ conditions
I remember the first time I saw a wild turkey in my corner of the western Upper Peninsula. It was about 20 years ago, and the giant bird was standing in the middle of a
