Hunting
Illinois Mixed Bag: Fishing Clinics Set at Oakhurst Forest Preserve
Offered in partnership with DNR’s Urban and Community Fishing Program, the free clinics will teach participants basic angling skills, including casting, knot-tying and fish identification, according to a news release from the Forest Preserve District
Ralph Loos: Illinois has gradually shifted toward an older buck population
As you probably realize, I typically refuse to let numbers tell a story, because that’s why William Shakespeare and Dr. Seuss – and before them cavemen, though more likely cavewomen – invented words.
So
Commentary: Colonial-era land grants still impact Long Island sportsmen
In 1686, Thomas Dongan, “Capt. Generall Governor in Chiefe and Vice Admirall in and over the Province of Newyorke and Territoryes Depending thereon in America,” executed a patent granting the Trustees and freeholders of the
Looking back: New York’s spring turkey season puts a focus on youth
DEC partnered with clubs in several counties this spring on youth turkey hunting events that include (clockwise, from top left) Greene, Jefferson, Oswego and Suffolk counties.
Minnesota DNR seeks input on three-duck limit proposal
The Minnesota DNR invites public comment on a proposal to create an optional, alternative three-duck bag limit.
“Waterfowl hunter numbers have declined significantly within the past 20 years due to many factors, including the
Visitors to Vermont’s public lands may see a fee increase
Standing on a dock at a Lamoille River fishing access, Andrea Shortsleeve said that ballooning expenses and high demand are making state land and infrastructure harder and harder to manage.
Moments later, Shortsleeve, who
New York Mixed Bag: DEC activates summer harmful algal bloom system
DEC’s New York Harmful Algal Bloom System (NYHABS) is now active and provides simple user- and mobile phone-friendly reporting of HABs. The public is encouraged to report any sightings of suspected blooms through the NYHABS
Dan Ladd: Get informed on New York’s antlerless deer regulation changes
I’ve said before that I wish every active sportsman and woman in New York would read two things: this publication and DEC’s annual hunting and fishing regulations guides. OK, so that’s three things.
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Iowa deer hunters have important changes to know heading into 2026-2027 hunting seasons
Iowa deer hunters have some changes they should understand ahead of the upcoming hunting seasons.
Deer license sales will now begin at 9 a.m., on Aug. 15, which is a change from previous years.
