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Carney: Heated vests are nice, but lack battery life
I’ll admit it: I’m getting soft in my old age. Some of my hunting buddies have been using heated vests in the field the past couple of seasons, so I decided to give them a

Four new Build a Wildlife Area projects now under way in Minnesota
Pheasants Forever has announced four new Build a Wildlife Area projects in Minnesota. The properties, totaling 437 acres in Mahnomen, McLeod, Otter Tail, and Swift counties, strengthen habitat corridors in the upland bird range by

Call it a comeback? Minnesota’s firearms deer harvest bounces back a bit after rough opening weekend
Led by the hard-charging hunters of central and southeastern Minnesota who offset the continued deer harvest decrease incurred by their counterparts in northern Minnesota, the preliminary deer kill after the first nine days of the

Minnesota’s metro residents approve natural resources tax hikes
There weren’t many consequential statewide elections happening in Minnesota on Election Day 2023, but there were a few city elections. On Nov. 7, three Twin Cities metro municipalities had specific questions on their ballots related

Texas A&M University receives $1 million to study SARS-CoV-2 in deer
Texas A&M University scientists and research partners have received two National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants to study the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in deer. These funds will help researchers understand the impact of the

Hunters, Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources frustrated with gun registration process
Some gun owners in Illinois have until the end of the year to register their firearms and attachments with the Illinois State Police.
Anyone who owns assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, .50 caliber rifles
Body of Illinois duck hunter found near Lake Villa
The body of a 60-year-old duck hunter was recovered Nov. 4 from Fourth Lake near Lake Villa — a village in Lake County — after he first went missing on Oct. 30.

Mixed Bag: Illinois deer donation program returns
Illinois deer hunters are again being encouraged to donate some of their venison to help address food insecurity in east-central Illinois.

Commentary: National Shooting Sports Foundation says USFWS ‘final rule’ on refuge lead use unacceptable
NSSF, the Firearm Industry Trade Association, rejects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “final rule” (announced Oct. 27) that bans the use of traditional lead ammunition on eight national wildlife refuges and fishing tackle on