Hunting
Why pursue light geese in springtime? The reasons are many
True story: My fascination with snow geese began in bed. It was the late 1990s. I’d moved from St. Paul, Minn., to Aberdeen, S.D., only a few months earlier. Spring had sprung; warmer weather had
Christine Thomas: Thrill of victory, agony of defeat
“I think duct tape could solve all your problems,” my husband, Stan, offered helpfully (not).
This sage advice was given as we were on our way to Sheboygan Falls to the Oh Rats Dog
Gretchen Steele: Illinois legislation that hunters, anglers should know about
One thing we can always count on this time of year is a flurry of introduced bills in Springfield that affect outdoor enthusiasts in Illinois. This year is no exception.
We’ll look at the
Minnesota’s Pope County pheasant group keeps conservation local for over 40 years
Gary Weber has trained six hunting dogs since 1982, the year he helped form Pope County Pheasant Restoration, a conservation/hunting nonprofit organization that predates the arrival of Pheasants Forever.
He said he remembers all
DNR to begin capturing and collaring elk for research project in northwest Minnesota
Research biologists from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will begin capturing and collaring elk for an in-depth elk research project in northwest Minnesota beginning early March 2025.
The
Minnesota DNR proposes bear permit area boundary revisions; public invited to comment
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is recommending changes to several bear permit area boundaries based on input from wildlife managers and Tribal requests, as well as an effort to align boundaries with consistent landscapes
Steve Carney: Minnesota sportsmen’s group celebrates 85 years
I recently was asked to speak to a sportsmen’s group in Rice, Minn., and upon doing some research, I couldn’t believe its history of giving to the community for over 85 years. Formed in 1940,
Gray wolf shot in southeastern Minnesota’s Fillmore County
On Saturday, Jan. 11, the Minnesota DNR received a TIP that a gray wolf had been illegally shot and killed in southeastern Minnesota’s Fillmore County, several miles north of the Iowa-Minnesota border, according to a
A fun and effective approach to running and gunning for turkeys
It was late May in 2022 when my daughter and I got positioned against a huge oak on a narrow tree line between crop fields for our last turkey hunt of the Minnesota season.
