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Ohio Insider: Where do things stand with deer disease in the state?
In a recent conversation I had with ODNR Division of Wildlife deer project administrator Mike Tonkovich, the deer doctor provided an update on where things stand with regard to deer disease in the state.

Ohio’s Brad Turner is Mississippi Flyway’s waterfowl officer of the year
The Mississippi Flyway Council recently recognized Ohio wildlife officer Brad Turner as the Waterfowl Protection Officer of the Year, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Officer Turner has been serving Ohioans as

Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council gives green light to new project funding
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met Oct. 5 to pass the allocations for funding in Fiscal Year 2025 proposals. The council originally had received 55 requests totaling more than $373 million.
On Aug. 29-30,

CWD: Where we are now, and where are we going?
Approximately 11% of Minnesotans over 15 years of age hunted deer in 2022, harvesting about 170,000 animals, roughly 17% of the estimated deer herd. Venison has been popular table fare for centuries. But because venison

An October deer-stand conundrum: Hunt mornings or evenings?
In October, bowhunting for whitetails gets more interesting. Much changes, including food sources, weather, and the coming of the pre-rut. Should you hunt in the morning or evening? What’s your preference?
Here are my

National Park Service: No hunting at Minnesota’s Voyageurs
Voyageurs National Park reminds visitors that hunting and trapping of any type or manner is prohibited on federal lands and all waters within the boundary of Voyageurs National Park. This includes the removal of animals

Minnesota Mixed Bag: North Metro ice show coming to Ramsey on Oct. 28-29
The 3rd annual North Metro Ice Show, a two-day ice-fishing expo, is set for the Adrenaline Sports Center in Ramsey, Oct. 28-29.

Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 11, 2023
Water temperatures start to drop, improving walleye action. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Minnesota on Oct. 11, 2023.

Minnesota’s 2023 pheasant hunt: Are hunters in for a big season?
Minnesota likely will never revisit the halcyon days of the 1940s and ’50s when upland hunters routinely harvested more than a million ring-necked pheasants. But on the eve of Saturday’s 2023 opener, state officials genuinely