Hunting
Wisconsin DNR forester killed by lightning strike remembered as family man, avid outdoorsman
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Senior Forester Adam Zirbel died Sept. 22 after being struck by lightning in the Kettle Moraine State Forest Northern Unit east of Kewaskum. Zirbel worked out of the DNR’s
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Keep It Clean Program now accepting grant applications
The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is now accepting grant applications for the Keep it Clean Program, a new initiative that aims to protect Minnesota’s lakes by preventing water pollution from garbage and
Commentary: Americans loudly tell the Forest Service to not rescind the ‘Roadless Rule’
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which currently protects over 58.8 million acres of national forest land from road-building, logging, and other industrial activity, represents one of the most significant protections for wildlife habitat in
Hunt with close calls ends with a filled tag for Afton man during Minnesota’s opening elk season
With only four tags up for grabs for about 4,000 state elk hunters who applied, Afton resident George Clements, who was successful in the draw, knew it was a special opportunity to hunt the big-game
Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 1, 2025
There still isn’t much for fall patterns developing. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Oct. 1, 2025.
Storage matters when it comes to keeping wild meat fresh
As hunters and fishermen, one of our biggest problems is food waste. We have all been out hunting or fishing and brought home our quarry, processed it and put it in the freezer. Almost certainly
Study shows 72% of Illinois wetlands not protected by the federal Clean Water Act
Illinois once harbored more than 8 million acres of wetlands. By the 1980s, all but 1.2 million wetland acres had been lost, filled in for development or drained to make way for agriculture.
Now,
New York Conservation Council passes eight resolutions at group’s annual fall convention
The New York State Conservation Council held its annual fall convention Sept. 5-7 at the Great Camp Sagamore, in Hamilton County. An email to members following the event highlighted the fact that eight of nine
Sun, heat greet hunters, but ducks were plentiful in some areas of Minnesota on opener
Opening weekend of the 2025 Minnesota duck season had a little bit of everything for the state’s roughly 50,000 waterfowl hunters.
Lots of blue sky. Unseasonably warm morning weather that turned into balmy, summer-like
