Hunting
Illinois deer hunters face new tactics to managing herd
Deer hunters across Illinois remain curious about what the 2025 season will look like after lawmakers this spring pushed through measures to rejigger the permit process for taking nuisance whitetails and restructured landowner permit allocations.<br
Gretchen Steele: Remembering outdoor adventures that made us
I realize that Father’s Day will have come and gone by the time you read this, but it is Father’s Day when I sit down to pen my upcoming column on an early Sunday morning.
Ron Schara: The good, the bad, the ugly for outdoor users from Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session
When you cast an idea into unknown waters, such as the Minnesota Legislature, sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it sinks, and sometimes you wonder if lawmakers are listening or if they give a damn.
There’s
Captive red deer tests positive for CWD in Pennsylvania’s Wayne County
Chronic wasting disease has surfaced in another area of northeast Pennsylvania, months after the first confirmation of the disease in the region.
The most recent case – a red deer from a captive deer
Weather, nesting conditions have been good for Iowa pheasants in recent months
Iowa’s pheasant population is expected to benefit from the 2024-25 mild winter and average spring that much of the state experienced.
According to Iowa’s state climatologist, last winter was the fourth least snowy in
Are springer spaniels the ultimate ‘rooster’ dog? They have a case
Known for boundless energy, keen noses, and loyalty afield, English springer spaniels rank as one of the most enduring gundog breeds in the United States. Ask Dave Nomsen, the retired vice president of government affairs
What hunters, anglers should know as Gov. Walz signs Minnesota’s environment, natural resources budget bills
In case you’ve missed the past few legislative updates, or your eyes glazed over while reading them, here is a final roundup of what shook out on the environment side this legislative session in Minnesota.<br
Five budget trail camera options for diehard whitetail hunters
Of all the gear advancements over the past quarter-century, arguably none has changed the way we hunt more than trail cameras. They’re firmly entrenched in the modern hunter’s gear arsenal, and for good reason.
Ryan Rothstein: Timely spring rains great for a deer herd
When the month of May kicked off hot and dry in Minnesota, I became uneasy in a hurry. While deer here aren’t quite as susceptible to the worst effects of drought as are their counterparts
