Hunting
Want to hunt bruins by bow? Here’s what to know
If you’ve bowhunted deer for years and want to try for bears, you’re just a tweak or two away from getting your bow and arrows ready for the challenge.
Likewise, if you’ve already gun-hunted
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR reminds bear hunters to buy licenses, check regulations
Bear hunters who entered the lottery for bear-hunting licenses should watch their mail to see if they were selected for a license. The Minnesota DNR mailed postcards to lottery winners during the first week of
Conservationist’s legacy remembered at Minnesota wildlife management area dedication
Supporters gathered in May to dedicate a new state wildlife management area in Minnesota and to pay tribute to a conservation champion who lived by the motto, as she would put it, “just payin’ it
Steve Pollick: Working on, then handing down an old firearm that has long been in the family
Every hunting and shooting family should have a legacy rifle, an arm treasured not for its market value but for its time in service across generations.
My family has such a rifle. It is
Wisconsin DNR announces 2025 spring turkey season results
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced preliminary totals for the 2025 spring turkey season. Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 50,287 birds this season, a 14% increase from the five-year average.
Quail and Upland Game Alliance to host clay shooting competition at Rend Lake in Illinois
The Quail and Upland Game Alliance will host a sporting clays shooting competition Aug. 2 at the Rend Lake Shooting Complex in Illinois.
Youth age 16 and under will shoot for free, while cost
Dan Ladd: What exactly defines ‘putting the time in’ for a hunter?
One of the ongoing themes surrounding the crossbow debate many of us have been following these past two decades (and then some) is in relation to the amount of time it takes one to become
Patrick Durkin: Unpacking what Wisconsin grouse, pheasant numbers look like by region
Even the most casual upland bird hunters in Wisconsin figure out where to focus their efforts when reviewing DNR surveys on springtime pheasant and ruffed grouse populations.
For grouse, generally speaking, just draw a
Minnesota’s spring count of ruffed grouse dips, expectedly
The 2025 statewide population index of Minnesota’s most iconic game bird – the ruffed grouse – is lower than last year, according to the results of the Minnesota DNR’s annual spring survey.
Ruffed grouse
