Hunting
North Dakota breeding duck numbers decrease again in spring ’25
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 78th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.66 million birds, down from 2.9 million in 2024 and 3.4 million in 2023.<br
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Hurricane-grade windstorm pauses state recreation operations
After a strong windstorm last weekend ripped through the Bemidji area in Beltrami County, clocking speeds comparable to hurricane winds, a few of the state recreation sites within the region reported closures as of June
Commentary: TRCP opposes sale of public lands in Senate budget reconciliation proposal
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership expressed serious concern June 11 with a provision in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s reconciliation proposal that would mandate the sale of public lands in Alaska, Arizona, California,
Testing for CWD will expand in Minnesota in 2025; ban on feeding deer, too
Last week, the Minnesota DNR added eight additional counties to a deer feeding and attractant ban, bringing the total of where the ban is in effect to 32 counties. It’s in those new areas, too,
Minnesota’s Camp Ripley hosts disabled vets turkey hunt
Little Falls, Minn. — Each spring, the Minnesota National Wild Turkey Federation state chapter joins forces with the Minnesota Veterans Outdoors Program to host a special turkey hunt at Camp Ripley in Little Falls.
National Deer Association’s Arrowfest brings gathering of hunters to Allegany County, N.Y.
It was boots, bows, and big smiles at the River Bottom Arrowfest, held Saturday, June 7, at the Wellsville Rod and Gun Club, in Allegany County, N.Y.
The 3D archery shoot has served as
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin turkey hunters notch fifth-best season
If one of my grandchildren pursues a career in wildlife management, I hope they sign on as Wisconsin’s chief turkey biologist. They would likely enjoy little stress and enduring job satisfaction, given the happiness turkeys
Trump administration plans to rescind ‘roadless rule’
The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Monday.
The roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s
New York Mixed Bag: Adirondack Brook Trout Management Plan public comment period extended to June 30
Seeking more input from anglers, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has extended the public comment period for the recently released Draft Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan through June 30.
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