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Minnesota early teal hunters to see restrictions on Leech Lake, White Earth reservations
As the Aug. 15 wild rice season opening date approaches, the Minnesota DNR reminds harvesters that rice stands must be ripe before they can be legally harvested.
The DNR also reminds hunters that because

Minnesota Mixed Bag: 43rd annual Game Fair begins Friday
The 43rd edition of Game Fair begins Friday at Armstrong Ranch Kennels in Ramsey, bringing with it a host of familiar faces and events, as well as new attractions and seminars.

Feds pitch plan to pay hunters for lead-free hunting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in late July announced it is unfurling a pilot program at seven national wildlife refuges to test voluntary rebates to increase the use of lead-free ammunition by hunters on

CDC clarifies its recent ‘dog import’ guidelines, but it’s not good enough, says one hunter advocacy group
After a backlash from sporting groups and various lawmakers, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its canine travel importation guidelines affecting U.S. hunters with dogs returning from Canada.
The new

Northern Minnesota brothers, father charged in poaching of multiple whitetails and a wolf, killing neighbors’ dog
A northern Minnesota man has been charged with multiple offenses, including felony counts, for allegedly poaching several deer over a number of years, transporting/possessing an illegally taken bear, and shooting and killing his neighbors’ German

Minnesota DNR takes a cautious approach to 2024 deer hunting
For the 2024 Minnesota deer-hunting season, the DNR has opted to not increase harvest limits in any deer permit areas as it looks to bolster deer populations in the near future.
“I think this

Ralph Loos: Feds try encouraging non-lead hunting with economic incentives
No Illinois wildlife refuge was selected for a pilot program that will basically pay hunters who choose not to use lead ammunition on federal sites. And, in an unrelated move, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Oak Duke: What do we really know about the mysterious alpha white-tailed buck?
Over the last 50 years, great changes in technology have colored and shaded whitetail hunting. But despite these advances and regressions, our understanding of the alpha buck has only inched forward.
He’s still a

Dean Bortz: Wisconsin elk hunters provide big boost to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
One thing I looked forward to during our recent swing through western Montana, Idaho, and northeastern Oregon was making a stop at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) headquarters in Missoula, Mont., to renew my