Hunting
Minnesota’s 2025 elk survey completed, and thermal imaging may help future counts
After a year during which a lack of snow precluded the Minnesota DNR’s annual survey of northwestern elk, this year’s attempt went off without a hitch, state officials say.
“We were able to do
Streams of Thought: Too cold for ice fishing, and an update on vacancies within the Minnesota DNR
Across a crowded room at the DNR’s recent Roundtable, I spotted Scott’s signature cowboy hat and, beneath it, Scott himself. I meant to work my way toward that hat and wish Scott the best, but
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR seeks input on new Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area
The Minnesota DNR invites people interested in the new Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area to share their thoughts on what amenities and opportunities they’d like to see at the WMA in the future.
Minnesota’s preliminary 2024 season report shows higher deer harvest
Minnesota hunters harvested more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season. The statewide harvest was 3% lower than the five-year average.
“We still have a
Farm bill extension has no funding for access; how might Minnesota’s Walk-in Access program be impacted?
When Congress last month passed an extension to the federal farm bill for 2025 and avoided a government shutdown, the bill, unlike other extensions, did not include funding for a popular bipartisan federal walk-in access
Dean Bortz: OK, let’s try this archery elk hunting thing one more time
During my days as a soldier in the U.S. Army’s Alpha Co., 2nd/60th Mechanized Infantry Battalion at Fort Lewis Washington I often found myself right up against it for one reason or another.
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Changes greet hunters at Long Island’s Ridge Hunter Check Station
Most veteran hunters on Long Island are familiar with the Ridge Hunter Check Station.
Located on the Ridge Pine Barrens State Forest and Maintenance Center on Randalls Road, for more than 60 years New
Coyote removed from Illinois grocery store, while hunting contest ban remains alive in the state
Think there isn’t an overabundance of coyotes in Illinois? O’Hare International Airport reported that a United plane hit a coyote during takeoff on Jan. 12 and had to return to the airport for inspection.
Outdoors-related bills already in play during early stages of Minnesota Legislative session
During this year’s legislative session, the Minnesota DNR’s efforts will be focused more on the budget than on pushing policy, which had been a primary focus in previous sessions.
“We’ve done so much policy
