Hunting
Minnesota DNR: Action plans outline habitat strategies for ducks, pheasants
DNR area wildlife managers across Minnesota soon will begin planning and implementing updated strategic conservation efforts designed to foster stewardship of ducks, pheasants, and their habitats. These efforts follow the state’s recently updated pheasant and
Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Cloud Sportsmen’s Show begins Friday
The 37th annual St. Cloud Sportsmen’s Show begins Friday and continues through Sunday at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center. This is central Minnesota’s biggest sport show, featuring boats, camping gear, RVs, hunting and
New York trappers ready for fur auctions
The fur market of 2024-25 will have ups and downs for pricing and for which species is in demand. This season, there are several species in demand and several at stagnant pricing if any pricing
Dean Bortz: Should stands, blinds be left overnight on Wisconsin public land? Plenty of mixed opinions
In January 2017, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved a rule change that has since allowed hunters to place stands and ground blinds overnight on state-owned land north of Hwy. 64 from September through January.<br
Senators seek rollback of rules for Minnesota deer farms
The Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee approved two bills that would undo deer farm-related statutes passed in recent years in Minnesota. The actions send the legislation to the Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Four Chicago teens charged in coyote killing
Four Chicago teens have been charged in the killing of a coyote last month near the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to Illinois DNR.
CPOs investigated the Jan. 11 incident alongside officers from the Chicago
Illinois Mixed Bag: Nominations sought for Outdoor News Person of the Year Award
Illinois Outdoor News once again is seeking nominations for its annual Person of the Year Award. We’re looking for people who have worked on behalf of hunting, fishing, and conservation in the state of Illinois.
Hunters harvesting bucks may be helping CWD battle
A study by USGS and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, points to hunting as a tool that might reduce the number of infected animals within a population and slow down the spread of the
Ralph Loos: Illinois hunters have mixed opinions on timing of spring light goose season
I spent a few days in late January at my family’s farm in Perry County, Ill., where I once again found several 40-acre corn stubble fields filled with snow geese.
Flocks made up of
