Hunting
Spring turkey permit processes indicate no evidence of changes for Illinois’ 2026 season
The application period for the second lottery for Illinois spring season permits is open and runs through Jan. 12. All hunters are eligible to apply for one turkey permit – and hunters who were not
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers ‘North Country Icebreaker’ set for Jan. 24 at Breezy Point
Breezy Point, Minn. — The Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers will host its North Country Icebreaker on Jan. 24 at Breezy Point Resort in Breezy Point.
New York artist makes dress entirely from shotgun shells for holidays
Denise Moody’s artistic creation makes for a unique decoration during the holiday season at the Lakeside Vista Restaurant and Tavern on the western shore of Otisco Lake, the eastern-most Finger Lake.
It’s a dress
Ralph Loos: Illinois wild turkey survey relying too heavily on people like us?
It had been a bit since I last clicked on the Illinois DNR’s Wild Turkey Survey, a place anyone can visit to see the “what, when and where” of wild turkey sightings up and down
Canada ends program for remote border crossing
On Friday, Dec. 19, the Canadian Border Services Agency announced it would discontinue the long-standing remote area border crossing permit program by Sept. 14, 2026. People who have a remote area border crossing permit as
Patrick Durkin: Dissecting the numbers from Wisconsin’s 2025 gun deer season
Wisconsin deer hunters killed lots of deer during the nine-day firearms season, with slightly more does and fawns shot than bucks.
That surprised some folks, given how many called Nov. 22-23 the quietest opening
Bird flu killing flocks of snow geese again in Pennsylvania
Avian influenza appears to be impacting snow geese along the eastern edge of Pennsylvania.
In December, several hundred snow geese were discovered at a Northampton County quarry, and an avian influenza outbreak is the
U.S. House passes bill to delist nation’s gray wolves
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 18 passed legislation that would, should the Senate pass a similar bill and the president sign it into law, federally delist timber wolves across the nation’s lower 48
Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 23, 2025
A bit of early ice fishing realized; on hold now. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on Dec. 23, 2025.
