Hunting
Researchers looking for insight into Iowa’s wild turkey population decline
The reintroduction of wild turkeys to Iowa’s landscape has been celebrated as a conservation success story for the past 25 years. But Iowa’s turkey population is showing troubling signs: the numbers are down, nests are
National Deer Association’s 2024 deer report shows just 17% of hunters take more than one deer
An average of 41% of North America’s deer hunters successfully harvested at least one deer during the 2022-23 hunting season. In addition, 17% took two or more deer that season.
This is one
Minnesota’s deer kill tops out at 158,746 in 2023
The 2023 deer-hunting seasons have concluded, and the Minnesota DNR is wrapping up collecting final harvest numbers and CWD samples for testing. As it had most of the season, the DNR saw an 8% decrease
Pass what? Pasztet. Learn it. Bag it. Eat it.
“I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and fun with your family and, of course, with Major the Wonder Dog,” wrote Kim Zaborniak, of Millersport, Ohio, my friend and treasurer of the Hunting and
Prospective college intern? The Minnesota DNR has positions available
The Minnesota DNR, one of Minnesota’s largest state agencies, is looking to fill a wide array of paid summer internships for college students considering careers in natural resources.
The 2024 internships – roughly 200
Gear & Gadgets: A look at the Abu Garcia Veritas Ice Spinning Combo, and much more
The next generation of Abu Garcia Veritas Ice rods feature improved, ultra-responsive 24 Ton graphite blanks to spot even the lightest bite.
The Abu Garcia custom designed reel seat paired with EVA handles delivers
Minnesota DNR Roundtable topics range from climate to carp to moose matters
When the 2024 Minnesota DNR’s Roundtable convenes in Bloomington on Jan. 19, the hundreds in attendance won’t be first greeted by a bombshell “buffer initiative” like former Gov. Mark Dayton announced in 2015.
Nor
Minnesota deer farm group files suit against DNR, Board of Animal Health
The Minnesota Deer Farmers Association recently filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court-District of Minnesota against the Minnesota DNR and the Minnesota Board of Animal Health for “enforcing laws which will eliminate white-tailed deer
Ralph Loos: Turkey season is months away, but turkey concern here every day
We’re at the end of another Illinois deer season, shooting snow geese is not as satisfying as it was in 1998, and ice fishing appears to be a “come and go” proposition this winter.
