Hunting
Minnesota DNR releases total deer harvest numbers from 2025
Hunters harvested 186,203 deer during the 2025 hunting season, which is a statewide 9% increase from the 2024 hunting season, according to preliminary figures from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The statewide harvest was
Minnesota hunter takes massive Roosevelt’s elk that could be an Alaskan record
A day after traveling from Minnesota to Afognak Island in Alaska for the opening day of hunting for Roosevelt’s elk on the island, Chase Parker, of Barnum, took down a 6-by-6 elk.
And it
Dan Ladd: Looking back on a deer season of milestones
Like many hunters, at the time of this writing I’m spending the final days of 2025 reflecting on another deer season. Even though this one is still going on courtesy of the late (later) muzzleloading
New state law bringing clearer license rules for Illinois hunters
While new laws giving landowners and farmers more flexibility to hunt nuisance deer got a majority of the attention as the calendar flipped to 2026, a lesser-known law is expected to “clean up” the hunting
Retired chief conservation warden shares insights on George Meyer’s conservation impact in Wisconsin
The Dec. 10, 2025, passing of former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary George Meyer brought out many observations from people who worked in the conservation trenches with Meyer.
Randy Stark, DNR retired
Minnesota DNR ’26 Roundtable is set for this Friday; here’s what’s on the agenda
The 2026 Minnesota DNR Roundtable event returns Friday, with this year’s rendition occurring at the Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center. While the day’s format remains much the same as those of years past, some agenda
Wild turkey virus discovered in Minnesota
In 2024, after hearing reports about wild turkeys with facial lesions and warts on their faces and sometimes feet, the Minnesota DNR sought to understand the cause of the problem.
“We decided to grab
Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR collecting Christmas trees for habitat
DNR fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes.
Missouri now requires migratory bird hunting permit for nonresidents
Nonresident hunters visiting Missouri who want to pursue waterfowl, doves, and woodcocks are now required to purchase a new Non-Resident Migratory Bird Permit for $60.
