Hunting
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR invites people to share pheasant, turkey observations
Minnesotans are encouraged to report observations of ring-necked pheasants and wild turkeys in a citizen science effort by the Minnesota DNR.
What does the new federal spending law mean for conservation?
After months of negotiations and sometimes-bitter infighting within his own party, President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025 signed into law a massive spending and tax bill that includes funding for a popular walk-in access
Illinois DNR’s fiscal year for monitoring CWD in deer herd ends
DNR’s annual CWD Deer Report is not due to be released until later this summer – it is based on the fiscal year that just ended June 30 – but there is plenty of anticipation
Dean Bortz: A close look inside Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse, pheasant surveys
A press release last week from the Wisconsin DNR on ruffed grouse and pheasant spring survey results took me back a few (as in many) years to the days when wildlife researchers such as Keith
Iowa pheasant hunters bagged more than 460,000 roosters in 2024
Iowa’s 2024 estimated pheasant harvest was the second highest in nearly two decades, coming in at more than 460,000 roosters last fall, surpassed only by the 2023 harvest of 590,000.
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Illinois Mixed Bag: Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame nominations sought
Champaign, Ill. — A former research technician at the University of Illinois’ Sam Parr Biological Field Station received the Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship at the International Association for Great Lakes Research conference in
Vet not immediately available? AI tool provides answers for dog owners at any time of day
You’re in a panic at 3 a.m. because your pup “just isn’t right,” your vet’s office is closed and you don’t know what to do. If only something could calm your fears, give you some
Trappers see ups and downs at Fur Harvester’s Auction in Ontario
The Fur Harvester’s Auction in North Bay, Ontario, was recently held on June 17-19, with some items bringing top dollar. Still, other prices were at residual prices or simply had no clearance.
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New York trappers could see expanded fisher, marten seasons
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced proposals to adjust fisher and marten trapping seasons across most of the state.
The proposals include opening a six-day fisher trapping season in several
