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Last year’s furbearer harvest stable in Minnesota
Unlike last year when the Minnesota DNR extended the otter season, and trapping opportunities for fisher and bobcats expanded to the southern half of the state, trappers shouldn’t expect any changes to this years’ regulations.<br

Minnesota DNR commemorates 2025 firearms deer opener with roundtable event
Ahead of Saturday’s firearms opener, the Minnesota DNR, Explore Minnesota, and conservation groups are bringing stakeholders together Wednesday, Nov. 5 for a roundtable.

Outdoor Observations: EHD leaving its mark on parts of southern Michigan’s deer herd
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease continues to be a problem and a concern for hunters in much of southern Michigan.
As of Oct. 30, the often deadly whitetail virus had been confirmed in deer in 14

Commentary: Slow CWD testing process has Pennsylvania hunter thinking twice about where he hunts
Tom Venesky’s recent column suggests that chronic wasting disease is no reason to stop hunting deer. I’m not so certain of this.
While his suggestion of getting your deer tested before consumption is sound,

Battle to save Huntingdon County’s Old Crow Wetland in Pennsylvania is over
The three-year battle to protect an important wildlife area in Huntingdon County, Pa., has come to an end. Earthmoving for a convenience store/truck stop began in mid-July and continued into November, with the construction of

Ohio’s 2025 turkey poult index a tick below average
Before you have adult gobblers to hunt in Ohio, you must first have baby gobblers being “mothered” by adult hens months before the season.
And the Ohio Division of Wildlife built a long time

Michigan Mixed Bag: Pheasant Hunting has Resumed at Rose Lake State Game Area
Pheasant hunting has resumed at the Rose Lake State Game Area, located in Clinton and Shiawassee counties.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Update on story about gold supposedly buried in Elk County, Pa.
Got a call from a long-time subscriber recently asking for an update on the story about the gold that supposedly was buried in Elk County during the Civil War. We ran a story provided by

Pact for hunters, anglers fishing Kentucky waters OK’d
Anglers and waterfowl hunters can once again use their Kentucky resident licenses to fish or hunt certain waters shared with neighboring states, including Ohio, as new reciprocal agreements with several bordering states took effect Thursday,