Hunting
Upcoming Minnesota DNR auction includes more than 300 confiscated items
During the past few years, the Minnesota DNR has seized, then confiscated various fishing, hunting, and trapping equipment from individuals who’ve violated game and fish laws.
Those confiscated items will be auctioned off, virtually,
Back bars and side bars offer many benefits for today’s archery hunters
Stabilizers are synonymous with archery, but especially within the competitive target scene; the hunting side of things has always seemed to slip by the wayside.
Any seasoned bowhunter has more than likely noticed the
New Minnesota DNR license system coming in spring
The Minnesota DNR and Minnesota IT Services are working to modernize the state’s electronic license system with an external licensing vendor, PayIt Outdoors.
The electronic license system is the primary way the DNR issues
More hunters meant greater 2023 pheasant harvest in Iowa
Iowa’s pheasant hunters bagged more than 590,000 roosters last fall, the most since 2007. The 62% increase in harvest was due to a strong population of pheasants and to a 32% increase in the number
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Visit the Outdoor News booth at the State Fair starting Aug. 22
The 2024 Minnesota State Fair kicks off Thursday, Aug. 22 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 2, at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights.
Highlights this year include a celebration of 90 years of
Judge rules against deer farmers in ’23 lawsuit from Minnesota
As Minnesota’s remaining deer farmers stare at an impending Sept. 1 deadline to adhere to new fencing requirements, a federal judge last week dealt the farmers another blow in dismissing a lawsuit aimed at 2023
Are nuisance permits an answer for Schuyler County farmers feeling pinched by deer in Illinois?
Schuyler County has long been part of a region in Illinois appreciated for its deer population.
But too much of a good thing is starting to eat at farmers in the county. More than
Federal duck count offers hope for 2024 waterfowlers
Breeding duck numbers are up for the first time since 2015, and wetland conditions have improved across wide swathes of the all-important prairie pothole region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 Waterfowl
Study shows ranges of mallards, teal, northern pintails have shifted
The autumn and winter ranges of three species of economically important dabbling ducks in the Midwest have shifted since the 1960s, according to research co-authored by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Ducks Unlimited and
