Hunting
Steve Carney: Should we reuse arrows after they have been shot at an animal?
I’ll admit that I’m superstitious when it comes to reusing my arrows. Once released, whether it is a hit or miss on an animal, that arrow is considered retired. But that’s just me.
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A large buck-doe harvest gap in Minnesota this year
A common refrain DNR wildlife managers hear from a segment of Minnesota deer hunters is the desire to see more mature bucks, as well as a more balanced age and sex structure in the state’s
Steve Piatt: Move to paper licenses costs some New York hunters
I’m trying not to let a sore back or the fact that I’ve yet to harvest a deer despite many days of serious effort affect my mood, and I don’t think it has.
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Gretchen Steele: Southern Illinois public lands in for big changes in ‘25
It’s been a busy couple of weeks with announcements concerning some southern Illinois public lands.
The first announcement we received was from DNR outlining a change in management duties at Carlyle Lake. DNR and
With budget surplus expected, Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Fund has extra $7 million
Based on the November state forecast budget, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council will end the year with more money to distribute than anticipated.
The council will receive an additional $7.06 million, which will be
Minnesota muzzleloader harvest up 1% from 2023; and is there any concern with crossbow harvest?
Hunters who took part in the Minnesota muzzleloader deer season that ran Nov. 30 through Dec. 15 saw somewhat similar success to what hunters had during the regular firearms season – an increase in the
Dean Bortz: Crop damage one corner of Wisconsin’s elk program needing attention
Years ago when a Jackson County resident and Conservation Congress delegate by the name of Al Jacobsen pushed hard for the Wisconsin DNR to establish an elk herd in the Black River Falls State Forest,
Patrick Durkin: CWD, sick deer, bones all common in SW Wisconsin
Mike Purnell and his brother Lloyd concede they can’t find every carcass, skeleton or bone after deer die of chronic wasting disease on the family’s 700 acres of farmlands in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Many Minnesota hunters, managers report mediocre seasons for grouse, pheasants
With both Minnesota’s pheasant and ruffed grouse seasons running through Jan. 1, upland hunters still have a short, frosty window of opportunity to chase their favorite game birds.
Wildlife managers and hunters are hoping
