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So, you want to kill a spring gobbler? Here’s what you need to know as a beginner
If there’s one common trait I hear from new or would-be turkey hunters, it is that they know little about it and are often unsure where to begin the learning process. If you fit this

Tom Bahti: Examining high deer numbers on a farm in Wisconsin’s Waupaca County
Since the late 1970s I’ve been extremely fortunate to have deer hunting access to the Hill farm in northeast Waupaca County. The farm was owned by Allie and Lulabelle Hill. Lulabelle was a childhood friend

Minnesota DNR drops elk tags to 10 for 2024
Elk-hunting season has gained popularity among Minnesota hunters. The process for launching the 2024 Minnesota DNR elk season will begin next month, with hunters applying via lottery for a chance to receive a once-in-a-lifetime tag.<br

Illinois DNR announces detection of chronic wasting disease in Ford County
Deer hunters keeping score at home may instinctively place Ford County as No. 20 on the state’s chronological list of counties with at least one confirmed case of CWD.
It is actually No. 21.

Minnesota bonding bills unveiled, environment bill on to Senate floor
Gov. Tim Walz’s budget recommendations from January 2024 pitched a $982.45 million capital budget bill. That bonding bill was unveiled in House and Senate capital investment committees on Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30,
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Bear hunters have until May 3 to apply for license
A total of 4,030 licenses are available in 15 quota areas where licenses are limited for the 2024 season, which opens Sunday, Sept. 1, and closes Sunday, Oct. 13.
Lottery winners will be notified

Comment period nears close for management plan on Minnesota’s popular Lac qui Parle WMA
It’s last call for comments on the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area’s master plan.
The Minnesota DNR is asking the members of the public interested in the popular WMA in west-central Minnesota to

Glenn Sapir: Learn from my mistakes in the turkey woods
Some people might consider me an expert turkey hunter. I’ve hunted them for some 45 years. I’ve shared the woods with some of the greatest turkey hunters of our time. I’ve hunted turkeys in 11

Christine Thomas: Luck is a lady in the turkey woods
I started the 2024 turkey season by taking a youth hunter out on the Saturday morning of the youth season. He had a truncated opportunity for hunting due to the first baseball practice of his