Hunting
Steve Carney: Prepping for the dove hunt
I love dove hunting, and I look forward to the Sept. 1 opener in Minnesota each year. There isn’t a game bird that provides the challenges that mourning doves do.
Here’s a primer on
Minnesota Conservation Officer Academy produces 13 new grads
Thirteen individuals recently graduated from the Minnesota DNR’s Conservation Officer Academy and have begun patrolling Minnesota’s fields, waters, and woods. They spent nearly four months at Camp Ripley, immersed in learning all about being successful
Minnesota Mixed Bag: State Fair continues through Monday
A mix of outdoors stories from Minnesota, including information on the Minnesota State Fair.
Wet landscape will greet early Minnesota waterfowlers
The lumbering flights of Canada geese and acrobatic sorties of teal and mourning doves are on tap for hunters beginning in early September.
Minnesota’s dove season opens Monday, Sept. 1, with the early teal
Bear hunt prospects are good in Minnesota, but not likely as good as 2024
While the expected upcoming Minnesota bear harvest might not be as impressive as that of a year ago, weather conditions when the season kicks off Monday, Sept. 1 couldn’t be much better, per forecasts. And
New Audubon Western Pennsylvania director adjusts to new role in a new state
Chris Bason regards the crabbing and fishing he did with his father while growing up in Delaware as some of the most memorable and important times in his life.
“That’s how I got into
Iowa’s rabbit, squirrel season opens Aug. 30 with good numbers of both expected
The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa’s rabbit population is the highest in more than a decade, with the vast majority of Iowa considered to have good to excellent populations. Iowa’s
Michigan’s estimated 2024 deer harvest 25% higher than registered numbers
Based on preliminary estimates from the Michigan DNR’s annual deer harvest survey compiled by statistician Brian Frawley, hunters harvested 25% more deer during 2024 seasons than the harvest reported via online or phone (electronically).
Iowa’s mourning dove, teal seasons open in early September; here’s what to know
Iowa’s mourning dove season begins Sept. 1, and with the mild weather in the forecast and a later teal season, state wildlife experts are predicting a busy opening day.
“Anytime the opening day falls
