Hunting
Recapping what North Dakota’s 2025 legislative session meant for the outdoors
One often overlooked area in North Dakota’s outdoors is the recently completed legislative session. Game and Fish Department Director Jeb Williams, deputy Director Scott Peterson, along with division chiefs and expert staff worked diligently for
Wildlife weather northern Minnesota storm, but hunter trails likely affected
When the power went out and the warning sirens blared early on the morning of June 21 in northwestern Minnesota, all who were paying attention to the oncoming storm were prepared to head to their
Want to hunt bruins by bow? Here’s what to know
If you’ve bowhunted deer for years and want to try for bears, you’re just a tweak or two away from getting your bow and arrows ready for the challenge.
Likewise, if you’ve already gun-hunted
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR reminds bear hunters to buy licenses, check regulations
Bear hunters who entered the lottery for bear-hunting licenses should watch their mail to see if they were selected for a license. The Minnesota DNR mailed postcards to lottery winners during the first week of
Conservationist’s legacy remembered at Minnesota wildlife management area dedication
Supporters gathered in May to dedicate a new state wildlife management area in Minnesota and to pay tribute to a conservation champion who lived by the motto, as she would put it, “just payin’ it
Steve Pollick: Working on, then handing down an old firearm that has long been in the family
Every hunting and shooting family should have a legacy rifle, an arm treasured not for its market value but for its time in service across generations.
My family has such a rifle. It is
Wisconsin DNR announces 2025 spring turkey season results
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced preliminary totals for the 2025 spring turkey season. Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 50,287 birds this season, a 14% increase from the five-year average.
Quail and Upland Game Alliance to host clay shooting competition at Rend Lake in Illinois
The Quail and Upland Game Alliance will host a sporting clays shooting competition Aug. 2 at the Rend Lake Shooting Complex in Illinois.
Youth age 16 and under will shoot for free, while cost
Dan Ladd: What exactly defines ‘putting the time in’ for a hunter?
One of the ongoing themes surrounding the crossbow debate many of us have been following these past two decades (and then some) is in relation to the amount of time it takes one to become
