Hunting
Josh Haiar: An interview with a South Dakota outdoors leader about upcoming priorities
What we want legislators and the governor to understand and focus on is that about 200,000 people in South Dakota hunt and fish. We need to put more attention on those people.
Bobwhites and the challenges they face to reproduce in Illinois
As we reach the season when reproductive efforts of bobwhite quail hits prime time and nesting activities peak, let’s outline the factors responsible for the steep, long-term decline in numbers of this upland bird observed
Two new teams join Minnesota DNR’s K9 Unit
After several months of intensive training, two new dog/handler teams have earned their detection certification and joined the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ K9 Unit.
The two teams – Conservation Officer Matt Brodin and
Texas deer hunter faces 74 charges in poaching case
Texas wildlife investigators say a man illegally killed at least 13 white-tailed bucks across three counties over an 11-month span, often shooting the deer from a vehicle before removing the heads and leaving the carcasses
Major deer study seeks answers before potential elk return to northeast Minnesota
More than 40 fawns have been fitted with tracking collars as part of the second part of a management study examining factors that affect deer populations in northeastern Minnesota.
The study is taking place
Steve Piatt: In what seems like the blink of an eye, hunting mentees become the mentors
Back in 2004, I took a 12-year-old kid on New York State’s first ever youth turkey hunt on a bitterly cold morning in the Adirondacks, with a temp that bottomed out at 18 degrees.
North Dakota releases 2025 upland game summaries
North Dakota’s 2025 upland bird harvests were down for pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse and gray partridge compared to 2024.
“We were not surprised by a decrease in pheasant harvest in the fall of 2025 based
Wisconsin DNR shares 2026 spring wild turkey season results
The Wisconsin DNR on Monday announced preliminary totals for the 2026 spring turkey season. Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 47,725 birds this season, 8.6% above the 5-year average of 43,953.
Last year’s turkey kill was
More ducks settled in Minnesota this spring
Nine days of flying. Two weeks off. Two different planes. Variable wetland conditions statewide. Likely more settling ducks compared to last year.
Those are the broad strokes of what happened and what was observed
