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Innovative wild turkey research starting in Minnesota
Conducting the research in a CWD Management Zone in Minnesota poses challenges for the researchers as bait cannot be placed without having control measures around the bait to exclude deer. The box traps are used

Vicki Mountz is a true outdoor trailblazer in Ohio
If you looked up the word trailblazer in the dictionary, Vicki Mountz’s picture and bio very well might be right next to the definition. She is the epitome of an outdoor trailblazer in Ohio.

Tips to make it a memorable youth turkey hunt this spring
Believe it or not, the spring youth turkey season in Ohio is barreling down on us quickly.
If you plan on taking a child out, hopefully you are getting everything in order. But whether

Tyler Frantz: Pennsylvania’s Lebanon Valley College conducting hunter health study
As a 41-year-old in relatively good health – and someone who still plays competitive soccer with men 20 years younger – I shouldn’t get gassed climbing a mountain.
However, I do recall sucking wind

Small conservation group honored for doing big work in western Minnesota
Since 1986, the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society has handed out an annual conservation award that recognizes organizations and individuals that show outstanding commitment to the state’s natural resources.
This year’s Conservation Award

New York’s 2025 hunting seasons safest in recorded history
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation documented seven hunting-related shooting incidents (HRSIs) during the 2025 hunting seasons, and none were fatal, according to a recently released report.
The total lands below the

Outdoor Insights: Lead ammo, tackle debate rages on at Minnesota, federal level
The Minnesota and federal governments are debating lead ammo and fishing tackle again.
Where population-level effects exist for a species, I believe lead bans are fair game. The feds made the right decision banning

Roy Churchwell brings experiences from West to role as Minnesota DNR’s upland gamebird consultant
Before moving to Minnesota last August, Roy Churchwell was a regional wildlife supervisor for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in the southeast part of the state.
Churchwell helped manage all of the

Gun legislation, northeast elk reintroduction stew at Minnesota Capitol
Rep. Emma Greenman, DFL-Minneapolis, has introduced legislation that would ban the possession of semiautomatic military-style weapons and add criminal penalties to those who own one. Greenman introduced HF4081 to the House Judiciary Finance and Civil