Hunting
Acres added to Gordon W. Yeager Wildlife Management Area in Southeastern Minnesota
Trust for Public Land (TPL), in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Pheasants Forever, announced the addition of 40 acres to the Gordon W. Yeager Wildlife Management Area (WMA), expanding protected
Minnesota Backcountry Hunters and Anglers selects new board chair
The Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has chosen outdoors educator Chance Adams of Tenstrike (north of Bemidji) as its new board chair.
The 11-member board voted on the position Tuesday evening. Adams,
Minnesota Senate bill would limit authority of DNR conservation officers
On Thursday, March 20, the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee heard legislation that would limit the scope of enforcement activity that Minnesota DNR conservation officers could carry out.
The bill, S.F. 956, as
Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania land exchange deal doesn’t quite pass the smell test
We have heard from many people up in arms about the Glen Onoko Falls land deal between the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in Carbon County. I think Dave
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR issues rulemaking notice for Lake Superior, tributaries regs
The goals of this rule proposal are simplification and standardization of trout seasons start and end dates above and below boundaries; to remove the restriction that of the five salmon allowed to be kept only
Ohio State Trappers Association’s final fur auction draws good turnout
There was a good turnout for the Ohio State Trappers Association’s second and final fur auction of the season in Kidron on March 8. Some 60 trappers and hunters, some with multiple lots, sold 5,134
Legislative Update: Minnesota House bill aims to remove fencing rules for deer farms
On Monday, March 24, the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee laid over for possible inclusion in an upcoming bill H.F. 40. The bill would remove the secondary fencing requirement for cervidae farms and prohibit
Michigan Mixed Bag: Leftover turkey licenses on sale now
Spring turkey licenses leftover from the regular application period are on sale now. Licenses are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee that leftover licenses will be available for any hunt unit.
Pennsylvania proposes reduced bag limit on migratory Canada goose
This year’s avian influenza outbreak isn’t a factor behind proposed reductions to the 2025-26 Canada goose season in Pennsylvania, but biologists have noticed something unusual.
Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along
