Hunting
OH: EPA: No quick fix for St. Marys algae issue
St. Marys, Ohio – There’s no quick fix for a major state lake where toxic algae led to warnings and a decline in tourism this summer, the new director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
OH: Mountz: first woman to be acting chief
Columbus – Vicki Mountz has been named acting chief of the DNR Division of Wildlife as the DNR launches a national search for a new head of the wildlife agency to replace former chief David
CRP Signups Begin March 14
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Signup for landowners who want to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program starts March 14. Linda Hennen, executive director of the Farm Service Agency for Minnesota, says farmers may offer
Treestand Safety: Record Deaths in Alabama
Falls from treestands have traditionally been a leading cause of hunting accidents, but with a record four fatalities this deer season and 14 treestand-related accidents just in Alabama alone, that state is urging hunters to
New MN DNR small grants program designed to help local organizations
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has created a new small-grants program to help clubs and organizations that deliver programs that recruit and retain hunters and anglers. Under the program, the DNR will provide
DNR adds land to Inver Grove Heights nature preserve
A 66-acre parcel of wooded bluffs and Mississippi River shoreline in one of the most pristine parts of the Twin Cities has been permanently protected and added to a state nature preserve, according to the
Itasca State Park offers winter lodging at reduced rates
Cross-country skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing will be right outside the door when you reserve a winter getaway – at a reduced rate – at Itasca State Park in Park Rapids. The Douglas Lodge
Timber wolf tracking and ecology clinic offered
BABCOCK, Wis. – People interested in learning more about gray wolf ecology can attend a Timber Wolf Ecology Clinic at the Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19-20. Area biologists and volunteers from
MN: Southeast wild deer positive for CWD
Bowhunter killed doe with disease near Pine Island in late November St. Paul – State officials last week announced Minnesota has become the latest state to find chronic wasting disease in its wild deer. An
