Hunting
A quick chat with Kip Adams of the National Deer Association
Kip Adams’ career has come full circle in a sense.
The chief conservation officer for the National Deer Association (NDA) grew up in northern Pennsylvania, knowing from an early age that he wanted to
Outdoor Insights: Will introduced elk adjust well to predators on the landscape in Minnesota’s northeast?
The DNR held two public meetings this week on the plan to start reintroducing elk to northeastern Minnesota by spring 2026. If you couldn’t make the meetings, you still can chime in on the plan,
Bob Gwizdz: Canada geese are a conservation success story in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources gets a lot of guff – not all of it undeserved – for its management practices, but one area where the agency hit the ball out of the park
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania’s Under 7 mentor rule a beneficial filter
You can’t call it a controversy, and certainly not a conflict. But you could fairly consider it debate, in the best sense of the word, defined by Webster’s, as a noun: “a regulated discussion of
Minnesota’s House of Representatives back in action, with outdoor bills among first on the table
The Minnesota House of Representatives convened for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 6, after Republicans and DFLers reached a power-sharing agreement.
They didn’t waste time once they arrived: More than 300 bills hit
New York DEC launches public HPAI reporting system
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the launch of an online platform for the public to report suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds. The platform was designed
Crossbows, junior hunting highlight priorities as sportsmen’s group meets with New York lawmakers
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the New York Sportsmen’s Advisory Council and Congressional Sportsman’s Foundation hosted their annual breakfast, an event that pairs members of the state legislature with numerous stakeholders in the outdoor community.
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Feb. 13, 2025
Snow a factor on many lakes and ponds. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Feb. 13, 2025.
DNR suspects bird flu in recent Lower Michigan waterfowl die-offs
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has recently sampled dead wild birds suspected to be positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza at multiple locations across Lower Michigan. The DNR’s ongoing disease surveillance indicates that HPAI
