Hunting
Spring turkey harvest in Illinois hits record levels for second straight year
Illinois DNR Wild Turkey Project Manager Luke Garver gave himself plenty of wiggle room this winter when sharing his vague forecast for the spring hunting season.
“Being an optimist, I’m predicting the 2025 season
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Elk application deadline is May 31
Wisconsin’s would-be elk hunters have until Saturday, May 31, to apply for a 2025 elk hunting license.
Wisconsin’s expanding elk population has seen an annual hunt in the Clam Lake Elk Range since 2018
Wisconsin’s new DNR secretary hits the ground running
It’s all about public service and doing something to benefit the state’s natural resources.
That’s why Karen Hyun, Ph.D., the new DNR secretary, told Wisconsin Outdoor News she took the job leading an agency
New York crossbow bill advances in ENCON committees
Bipartisan legislation to expand crossbow hunting in New York is working its way through both the Senate and the Assembly. If eventually passed, the bill, which amends environmental conservation law, would allow the potential use
Southwest Ohio club hosts hunter education appreciation day
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife recently held a Hunter Education Appreciation Day at the Southern Ohio Dog and Game Protective Association.
It was the first one in several years but event organizers are
DEC webinar updates New York waterfowl hunters on multiple topics
Thanks to a recent New York Department of Environmental Conservation-hosted Status of Waterfowl and Wetland Management webinar in April, duck and goose enthusiasts are up to speed as far as season dates, daily limits, survey
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on May 22, 2025
Still some time for turkey hunters, and angling action heats up. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on May 22, 2025.
Conservation groups applaud removal of land sale amendment from House budget bill
National conservation groups were celebrating a major win on Thursday: the withdrawal of provisions in the House budget reconciliation bill – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) – that would have authorized the
New Cessna 206 promises great changes ahead for how Minnesota DNR does work
From more than a mile away, it can spy loons nesting on a lake below. During the dead of night, it can pick off perpetrators illegally cutting spruce tops and pine boughs from Minnesota forests.
