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Do more sightings outside core range equal hope for Minnesota’s moose?
Reports of moose sightings outside their core range are increasing across northern Minnesota, but the Minnesota DNR says it is too early to determine whether there is an increase in the population.
Tom Gable,

Video: Reviewing Iron Will single bevel broadheads after five years of using them
Eric Morken has used a number of different broadheads over 20 years of bowhunting, but he has stuck with Iron Will single bevels the last five seasons because of consistent results that have made it

Numbers paint an interesting picture of what success looks like for Ohio deer hunters
Deer numbers can be a hot-button topic in Ohio. Truth be told, the numbers have been changing, maybe right under our noses.
Non-resident hunters – a lively conversation starter on their own – can

Tom Pink: Michigan waterfowlers face issues here – and ‘there’
For Michigan waterfowlers, early goose and teal seasons begin on Sept. 1. For ducks other than teal, the northern waterfowl zone opens Sept. 26, and the zones in the Lower Peninsula follow. It’s a long

Natural foods vary as Minnesota’s bear season arrives
The bear hunting opener is one week away, and though weather has dried up most of the natural forage, that could bode well for hunters in north country.
Andrew Tri, Minnesota DNR bear project

Ralph Loos: So many rule changes for Michigan deer hunters, so many different ways to confuse them
We can all imagine what conversations between hunters and COs will sound like this season, especially if a hunter follows his or her habits instead of his or her aforementioned shiny new rulebook – or,

Gretchen Steele: When the regulations become a hunt of their own
There was a time when preparing for hunting season in Illinois meant finding a place to hunt, checking the weather, sighting in the gun or bow, and maybe negotiating with a dog that had discovered

Tom Venesky: Wardens working alone threatens the safety of Pennsylvania officers
Nearly 16 years ago on a secluded back road in Adams County, Pa., Wildlife Conservation Officer Dave Grove was shot and killed while investigating a poaching incident.
He was alone. If Grove had someone

Tyler Frantz: Could better fur prices spring trapping resurgence?
Easing along a favorite stretch of local trout stream, I stopped to inspect a hole in the streambank where a small feeder creek trickled into it. Once I became more intentionally observant, I noted small