Hunting
Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Council names next executive director
During the Nov. 12 Minnesota Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council meeting, members approved a new executive director, Kristina Smitten, to take over the role that Mark Johnson has held for more than a decade.
While
Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show starts Friday
The St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show kicks off Friday and continues through Sunday at St. Paul RiverCentre.
Commentary: New report highlights big returns to communities, jobs from conservation
Investments to conserve, restore, and manage fish and wildlife pump billions into the economy, fueling jobs, powering the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation industry, and rivaling major U.S. sectors.
A new report, “Conservation Economy in
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
