Hunting
Longtime coordinator reflects on growth of Minnesota DNR’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program
East Bethel, Minn. — As the mentors and mentees – who’d worked for several weeks to hone their bowhunting skills – headed for their turkey-hunting blinds April 25, Linda Bylander, the decades-long coordinator of the
Streams of Thought: Kudos to Minnesota’s Jeff Manke and others like him
I haven’t yet taken the opportunity to offer my congratulations and thanks to our 2025 Person of the Year, Jeff Manke, of Cambridge, Minn.
Jeff’s various contributions to the outdoors and his local community
Dan Ladd: Here’s why the first 10 days of New York’s turkey season are my favorite
The first week to 10 days of New York’s spring gobbler season is pretty much my favorite. And for a lot of reasons. The chance for success is surely one of them as – especially
Pro Tip of the Week: Scouting is key for getting a turkey
Turkey hunting early in the season can be the best way to find and target unpressured birds that are not yet shy to calling and skittish to decoys. Regardless of when you plan to hunt
Minnesota’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ turkey season harvests contend with record numbers from 2024
This year’s spring turkey harvest in Minnesota is neck-and-neck as a contender to match or beat last year’s record spring harvest.
The total number of turkeys reported to the DNR for A season this
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Bear hunt lottery applications due Friday
A total of 4,605 licenses are available across the 15 quota areas where licenses are limited for the 2025 season, which opens Monday, Sept. 1, and closes Sunday, Oct. 12. Lottery winners will be notified
Commentary: Value of public lands is enhanced by conservation. Here’s what that means
The U.S. federal public land estate is an American legacy the Boone and Crockett Club will support forever. Since our founding in 1887, whenever the suggestion has been made that public land be disposed of
DEC biologist honored by New York Wildlife Society chapter
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Wildlife Biologist Josh Stiller received the “Outstanding Professional Award” from the New York Chapter of the Wildlife Society. The award was presented at the group’s annual banquet held
Patrick Durkin: Nonresidents can’t carry Wisconsin’s license burden
Wisconsin last raised its nonresident hunting and fishing license fees in 2023, but we haven’t had the spine to raise resident fees since 2005.
Instead, most folks yell: “Make nonresidents pay! Stay home if
