Hunting
Outdoor News Asks: Should Minnesota’s early teal hunting season continue?
From Sept. 2-6, Minnesota waterfowlers can take part in an early teal hunting season.
This year’s hunt will conclude a three-year experiment required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before waterfowl managers determine
New hunter access program launched in South Dakota
Pheasant hunters in South Dakota will have new acres of ground to walk in pursuit of the wily upland birds courtesy of a new statewide voluntary, incentive-based habitat access program set to launch this month.<br
Common-sense prep for bear-hunting success in Minnesota
Bear hunting in Minnesota can be feast or famine.
Some years, nature offers bruins a smorgasbord of food options such as blueberries, hazelnuts, and acorns. Other years, those attractive goodies are unavailable to bears,
Streams of Thought: Where are the public-land advocates when the topic turns tribal?
Nearly every major conservation group that’s known by readers of this publication includes access to public lands – for hunting, fishing, and otherwise – as a priority. And well they should. The future of these
Brood numbers up, brood size down in North Dakota heading into 2023 season
While North American duck counts are down in 2023, North Dakota offers a bright spot for duck production.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department migratory game bird biologists expect a fall flight of ducks
Minnesota Trappers Association focuses on youth trappers, education at its ’23 convention
The Minnesota Trappers Association hosted its 2023 annual convention from Aug. 10-12 in Litchfield at the Meeker County Fairgrounds. The convention allows members and other trapping enthusiasts to socialize and prepare for the upcoming trapping
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Deer lottery application deadline is Sept. 7
The Minnesota DNR reminds firearms and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as antlerless permit lottery this hunting season to purchase their licenses by Thursday, Sept. 7.
Land transfer to Leech Lake band nears in Minnesota’s Chippewa National Forest
The Chippewa National Forest is providing a public comment opportunity regarding the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Restoration Act’s Land Transfer Project. The act will transfer about 11,760 acres of public land currently managed by
Dogs need year-round mental challenges; here are ways to give it to them
My goal was to find out just how much time gun dogs spend hunting each fall here in Minnesota. To that end, I perused the DNR’s statistics page and came back somewhat astonished.
