Hunting
Minnesota DNR K9 unit trains for busy fall season
The Minnesota DNR hosted a K9 training event on Monday, Sept. 18, at Carlos Avery State WMA. The agency exhibited different training techniques for the canines.
The DNR has five K9 dogs across
Commentary: Prairie chicken/sharp-tailed grouse hybrids becoming more common to northwestern Minnesota
On an early, brisk April morning, I set up my ground blind at a prairie chicken lek in Norman County and waited for the show to begin. First one at a time, then in groups
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR seeks public comments on Mille Lacs WMA master plan
People interested in the Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area are invited to share their thoughts with the Minnesota DNR on a draft update of the WMA’s master plan. The updated plan will guide management of
Number of waterfowl hunters still declining: What are the effects of fewer hunters?
As Minnesota hunters prepare to take to the marshes, lakes, and fields for Saturday’s regular duck opener, a national waterfowl conservation and hunting group is sounding the alarm on the continued decline of North American
Illinois Mixed Bag: Drawing coming up for youth deer hunt in Montgomery County
DNR will conduct a drawing in late September for three youth to hunt deer during the Illinois youth firearm deer season Oct. 7-9 at Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Montgomery County. The
Clinics, youth pheasant hunts set at Illinois state parks in October
A pheasant hunt will take place during the afternoon. Participants must have successfully completed an approved hunter safety course and have a valid hunting license..
Early-season whitetails: Here are four food sources to target in late September, early October
The rut gets all the attention, but if I know where a big buck is living, I’d rather hunt him in late September or early October than any other time of season.
In September
Construction progressing on 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail in New York
On Aug. 23, dozens of recreationists attended a public meeting held by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to update the public on developments of the Adirondack Rail Trail.
The meeting was
Second Huntstock Festival a Northeast hunting success
On a muggy mid-August weekend, hunters from across the Northeast gathered on a picturesque farm in Westminster, Mass., to celebrate a shared love of hunting and all it entails.
Huntstock, the event dubbed by
