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Minnesota’s Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: The right bait, scouting are keys to good bear hunts
Bait is a necessity for successful bear hunting and it’s more than just putting food together. You have find bait that bears want and need.

Gear & Gadgets: Hunting and fishing gear to keep you outdoors
Cleaning your blind at the end of a long season has never been easier. The integrated 2” lip around the perimeter of the mat keeps everything contained.

Table being set for upcoming U.S. Farm Bill, with plenty at stake for hunters and anglers
In early August at Farmfest in Redwood Falls, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee, including five from Minnesota, fielded questions – some sharper than others – about the next federal Farm

In California, proposed tax on guns, ammo would pay for school safety
California lawmakers on Sept. 7 voted to raise taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for gun violence prevention programs and security improvements at public schools.
The federal government already

Minnesota’s fishing and hunting report for Sept. 13, 2023
Water temperatures drop, with a hint of fall in the air. A look at the fishing report across Minnesota for Sept. 13, 2023.

Michigan Mixed Bag: Silver carp eDNA detected in St. Joseph River
Routine environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance for invasive bighead and silver carp, conducted annually by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, turned up a single positive sample in the St. Joseph River near the St. Joseph/Benton

New York reader stories: Rusty, a devoted dog and hunting partner, lost and found
The blistering sun tortured us unmercifully as it attempted to burn through the multicolored foliage that hung desperately to the branches of the trees that created this wonderful upland grouse habitat.

Ohio Mixed Bag: Little Portage Access closes for repairs
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has closed the access road and boat ramp at Little Portage Wildlife Area in Ottawa County for restoration efforts and improved water management.

Commentary: Seeing a conflict of interest with Pennsylvania Game Commission deer biologists
Unfortunately, the concept of “best practices” is apparently not applicable to the Game Commission’s process of estimating the annual deer harvests. The same few biologists who are responsible for the agency’s “deer program,” are the