Hunting
Commentary: The Voyageurs Wolf Project’s perspective on wolf hunting and trapping
Our research project, the Voyageurs Wolf Project, has studied wolves in northern Minnesota for over a decade, and we’ve made a concerted effort to not only do rigorous research, but also to share our research
Fish projects get warm reception from Minnesota’s LCCMR; projects related to CWD, bird flu also considered
At the end of June, Minnesota’s Legislative-Citizen Commission on Natural Resources heard presentations regarding 124 projects vying for approval this year. Commission decisions are expected later this summer.
The majority of the fish and
Seven ways to save some cash on your long-range scope setup
Long-range target shooting is heady sport. Thousands of shooters would love to indulge… if only they could afford one of those big scopes.
Well, maybe you can. I’m not going to promise every “cheap”
Steve Piatt: Numbers that jumped out from the 2024 deer harvest report in New York
I’m a numbers guy, from batting averages to golf handicaps to goals and assists. So, when the New York DEC finally releases its highly detailed whitetail harvest report for the past season, I dive into
Best of 2025’s compound bows: Here’s what hunters should ‘target’ this season
Vertical bows used to almost always lead their advertising or sales pitch with how many feet per second the model pumped out arrows. Sure, the “need for speed” was, and remains important, but brands today
What’s the process of a whitetail’s antler growth? It’s a 120-day marathon
He seemed to appear out of nowhere. I was scanning the overgrown pasture from my observation point when I spotted two giant, velvet-covered main beams hovering above the tall grass about 100 yards in the
Indian Lake dedication in Minnesota celebrates a decade of public-lands conservation
Winthrop, Minn. — More than 100 residents, conservationists, and project partners attended a dedication June 21 at Indian Lake Wildlife Management Area to commemorate more than a decade of wetland and grassland restoration.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR invites people to share pheasant, turkey observations
Minnesotans are encouraged to report observations of ring-necked pheasants and wild turkeys in a citizen science effort by the Minnesota DNR.
What does the new federal spending law mean for conservation?
After months of negotiations and sometimes-bitter infighting within his own party, President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025 signed into law a massive spending and tax bill that includes funding for a popular walk-in access
