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In Minnesota, ‘community science’ has big impact on conservation efforts
Here’s a resolution for 2025: more community science. All in favor, raise your hand … or wing, or fin, or whatever.
In case readers are not aware, community science (alternately, “citizen science”) happens when

Results are in from Ohio’s 2023 deer hunter, landowner survey: ‘We need to do something’
Every three to five years the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife sends out a survey to Ohio’s hunters and farmers to ask their opinion on deer population size.
Information from that survey gives Mike

How do Canada geese respond to hunting pressure? They didn’t flee far in Pennsylvania study
Geese appear to understand when and where hunting takes place but are willing to risk the danger to stay close to resources and their primary habitats, according to a new study led by researchers at

Bob Gwizdz: Making sense of the unwritten rules in hunting and fishing
Hunting and fishing are a lot like baseball in some ways. There are rules and there are unwritten rules. Like you always take a 3-0 pitch. There’s no penalty for swinging at a 3-0 pitch

A quick chat with Clay Newcomb — avid outdoorsman and storyteller
Clay Newcomb, 44, is host of the Bear Grease podcast, which is part of the MeatEater Podcast Network. He has worked for MeatEater since October 2021.
Newcomb grew up in the Ouachita Mountains of

What’s next for Minnesota deer permit areas where CWD was confirmed for the first time?
On Monday, Jan. 27, the Minnesota DNR reported that hunters in deer permit areas 266 and 701 harvested chronic wasting disease-positive deer during the firearms season, bringing to three the number of new DPAs where
Michigan Mixed Bag: Send us your Person of the Year nominations
Michigan Outdoor News is accepting nominations for the 2025 Person of the Year.
The staff at MON needs your help to find a quality individual to recognize with the 2025 Person of the Year

Michigan Outdoor Observations: New chairman of the Natural Resources Commission appointed
Regarding the front-page story in the January 3 edition of Michigan Outdoor News, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a new chairman of the state Natural Resources Commission.
Former U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Flint Township)

Ohio Insider: Antlerless harvest still a fly in the ointment of a banner gun deer season
It was a banner gun season for more than 87,000 Ohio hunters. The weather was darn near perfect for the week and Ohio’s legion of firearm hunters killed 87,192 whitetails. It was the largest kill