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Ohio drought affects wildlife in various ways
Ohioans finally got a much-needed shot of rain during the week of Sept. 23, but most of the state has been under severe drought conditions for much of the summer and early fall.
The

Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it
An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive

Gretchen Steele: Illinois, dog owners benefit from all aspects of field trials
When we consider the various user groups and the economic benefits they bring to communities near Illinois DNR properties, it seems one particular group isn’t well known by the public. While hunters, anglers, hikers, and

Wisconsin’s Jackson County township takes action on elk ag damage
Scott Goetzka, who serves as the Town of Knapp board chairman, has been looking for a way to deal with agricultural damage caused by the Jackson County, Wis., elk herd. He believes he’s found a

Hunter walking trails get a facelift in northern Minnesota
As Scott Johnson drove to his desired ruffed grouse-hunting spot on Minnesota’s season opener in mid-September, he felt a pang of pride as he passed parked cars at area hunter walking trail trailheads.
“It’s

Steve Piatt: Eight is probably not enough when it comes to Labs
Her AKC-registered name is “Sayre Hill’s Eight is Enough,” a laughable take on the fact that Molly is the eighth Labrador retriever over the years to enter our home.
Laughable, because we know there

Outdoor Insights: Here’s why renewing Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund matters this November
In addition to the people and parties seeking your support on Nov. 5, there’s a constitutional amendment that this outdoors scribe considers nonpartisan. If it passes, Amendment 1 would extend dedication of 40% of state

Steve Carney: Minnesota duck season begins with a whimper, and some early archery success
My second hunt location this season was on a private slough in the heart of so-called duck country in the northwest, and the results were the same: poor. This beautiful slough was not hunted on
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Four duck hunters rescued after boat capsizes in Douglas County
At about 6 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report about a boat capsized on Bird Lake in Osakis Township. It further was reported that two adults and two