Hunting
Bobcat take starts slow but expected to grow in Illinois
Halfway through the 2026-26 bobcat season, the Illinois DNR has reported the harvest to be “uneventful,” with roughly one-third of the anticipated harvest tagged.
At the Jan. 1 mark, a total of 195 bobcats
‘Camo at the Capitol’ advocates for crane hunt, Knowles-Nelson in Wisconsin
A motivated legion of 75 outdoorsmen and women clad in camouflage and blaze orange moved methodically through the hallways of the State Capitol on Jan. 7 in Madison to meet with state legislators to voice
Sandhill crane bill narrowly clears Wisconsin Senate hearing
A proposal to establish a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin moved a couple steps forward recently in the state Senate and Assembly.
On Jan. 6, the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage held a
Whitetail harvest of antlerless deer, mature bucks both jump in latest national deer report
The National Deer Association released its annual deer report on Jan. 15 that takes a close look at nearly everything pertaining to whitetails, including detailed harvest and hunter information, from across the country.
Commentary: Time to remove Minnesota’s ‘aggregate’ bag limit for deer
Many states might have a deer-hunting law or two that leave hunters scratching their heads. But, for the most part, regulations are created for good reasons.
I typically don’t have a problem with Minnesota’s
Tyler Frantz: Snow day a welcomed bonus in deer season
School teachers who love to hunt receive the bulk of their vacation days during the wrong time of year. Sure, summers are nice for travel and recalibration, but they pale in comparison to spending time
There’s plenty to learn about your local deer over winter
Here in Minnesota, the last minutes of the 2025 deer season faded away on New Year’s Eve, and now most of us have moved on to other outdoor pursuits.
While deer hunting might be
Outdoor Insights: Key takeaways from Minnesota DNR’s 2026 Roundtable
The Minnesota DNR held its annual roundtable event with nearly 400 stakeholders on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center.
The gathering provided some respite from current events given that attendees
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan’s pheasant release program continues because of ‘those who show up’
A number of years ago, when Keith Charters was chair of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, he gave me a little pearl of wisdom about how government really works: The rules are made by those
