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Ohio man pleads guilty to poaching world-class typical whitetail
An Ohio man who illegally killed a trophy buck last year in Clinton County pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the case.
C.J. Alexander, 28, was indicted on numerous criminal charges this summer

Steve Carney: The great doe stare-down, and a pulley assist for the truck bed
I hated the ladder stand the minute I climbed into it. It’s a double-wide, two-person stand that’s on a single tree. The bottom line: I was uncomfortable because I looked like a human billboard.

Minnesota’s ’24 pheasant opener below average for many
Sleepy Eye was wide awake with activity while hosting the Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12. Unlike last year’s opener in Owatonna, rainy weather held off in south-central Minnesota,

Minnesota’s 2024 bear season a ‘complete 180’ from last
As the 2024 Minnesota bear season closed on Sunday, Oct. 13, the season’s harvest was estimated just above 3,400 bruins as of Friday, Oct. 11. While DNR estimates after the official end to the season

Minnesota Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Walk off the beaten path for grouse
This fall season has been marked by high winds and dry conditions, keeping grouse low, and the absence of a hard frost has left much of the foliage intact. Despite these challenges, the bird season

Minnesota’s fishing and hunting report on Oct. 16, 2024
Fishing pressure drops quite a bit with the cool weather. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Oct. 16, 2024.

Journey of Buck 5700 in Wisconsin deer study provides three valuable years of information
On Valentine’s Day in the winter of 2017, an 8-month-old buck was captured using a drop net in Iowa County, Wis. He weighed 90 pounds and tested negative, via a rectal biopsy, for chronic wasting

A record 9,200 applied for Illinois bobcat permits this season
Illinois DNR’s decision to double the number of bobcat permits it distributes appears to have piqued interest among Illinois trappers and hunters.
Shortly after the Sept. 30 application deadline, DNR reported that there were

Iowa’s newest wildlife area, Bell Branch, is open for visitors in Davis County
Staff from the Sugema Wildlife Unit finished placing the Bell Branch Wildlife Area sign at the recently installed parking lot, just in time for the 2024 hunting seasons.
This newly acquired 514-acre public wildlife