Hunting
Illinois DNR’s fiscal year for monitoring CWD in deer herd ends
DNR’s annual CWD Deer Report is not due to be released until later this summer – it is based on the fiscal year that just ended June 30 – but there is plenty of anticipation
Dean Bortz: A close look inside Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse, pheasant surveys
A press release last week from the Wisconsin DNR on ruffed grouse and pheasant spring survey results took me back a few (as in many) years to the days when wildlife researchers such as Keith
Iowa pheasant hunters bagged more than 460,000 roosters in 2024
Iowa’s 2024 estimated pheasant harvest was the second highest in nearly two decades, coming in at more than 460,000 roosters last fall, surpassed only by the 2023 harvest of 590,000.
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Illinois Mixed Bag: Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame nominations sought
Champaign, Ill. — A former research technician at the University of Illinois’ Sam Parr Biological Field Station received the Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship at the International Association for Great Lakes Research conference in
Vet not immediately available? AI tool provides answers for dog owners at any time of day
You’re in a panic at 3 a.m. because your pup “just isn’t right,” your vet’s office is closed and you don’t know what to do. If only something could calm your fears, give you some
Trappers see ups and downs at Fur Harvester’s Auction in Ontario
The Fur Harvester’s Auction in North Bay, Ontario, was recently held on June 17-19, with some items bringing top dollar. Still, other prices were at residual prices or simply had no clearance.
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New York trappers could see expanded fisher, marten seasons
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced proposals to adjust fisher and marten trapping seasons across most of the state.
The proposals include opening a six-day fisher trapping season in several
Paula Piatt honored after retirement from Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association
Former New York Outdoor News associate editor and ongoing contributing writer Paula Piatt received a number of accolades this past spring.
Having recently retired as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association,
New York Mixed Bag: Summer boaters reminded to follow clean, drain, dry practices
Albany — As the summer boating season begins its busiest stretch DEC reminds boaters of all types of vessels not to forget to take steps to protect New York’s waters from aqauatic invasive species. AIS
