Hunting
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Fall turkey hunt begins Saturday
The Minnesota fall turkey-hunting season offers hunters a challenge and another way to experience the outdoors. Fall turkey season runs from Saturday, Sept. 30, through Sunday, Oct. 29.
Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Ducks keep flaring? Fix the problem
Many times, I’ve seen ducks come back to a field to feed, lock their wings as they see the decoys, and then flare hard at about 100 yards out. We’ll see hunters get up from
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report for Sept. 27, 2023
Big numbers of teal shot by duck hunters to start the season. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Minnesota on Sept. 27, 2023.
Despite hearing issues, the bond between these hunting partners one to be treasured
Grouse hunting is an art and the canvas is truly unique around every bend, up every knoll, and beside every stream.
This outdoor adventure usually begins the second week of September in Michigan and
Many bowhunters apply to hunt in Pittsburgh parks after city approves pilot program
There was no shortage of applicants for a first-ever, controlled deer hunt slated for two Pittsburgh parks this fall.
Soon after city council approved the pilot, officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ohio State University, Ohio Division of Wildlife undertake large coyote study, and hunters and trappers can help
There is a new multi-year Ohio State University/Ohio Division of Wildlife statewide study underway that is investigating multiple aspects of coyote-livestock conflicts.
Now that hunting seasons are opening, the coyote researchers wanted to be
Minnesota duck hunting opener better than expected? Hunters find plentiful birds across the state
If, for some unfortunate reason, you couldn’t participate in last weekend’s traditional duck opener in Minnesota, you missed out on, as one waterfowler mused on social media, a “hunting bonanza.”
Steve Cordts, Minnesota
Outdoor Observations: Mandatory deer registration in Michigan is a simple process
With the Oct. 1 opening of Michigan’s archery deer season, hunters are reminded that they must register their deer with the DNR.
Last year was the first year of mandatory registration in Michigan, and
Are deer suffering from ‘voluntary overcrowding?’
The North American pre-settlement population of white-tailed deer totaled somewhere between 24 million and 62 million animals, or an average of about 14.2 deer per square mile over roughly 3,011,600 square miles of estimated range.
