Hunting
Retired biologists say don’t expect change to Wisconsin’s pheasant scene without large-scale effort to create more grasslands
Three retired wildlife biologists with strong ties to Wisconsin’s pheasant scene agree it’s going to take a large-scale effort to build the type of “grassy” habitat needed to support a naturally reproducing pheasant population.
Second round of antlerless license sales kick off in Pennsylvania on July 24 at 8 a.m.
The second round of antlerless deer license sales, in which Pennsylvania hunters can pick up a second antlerless license for the 2023-24 seasons, begins Monday, July 24 at 8 a.m.
Antlerless licenses are available
Minnesota DNR names Donald Belange its firearms safety instructor of ’22
The Minnesota DNR has named Donald Belange, a Hoyt Lakes resident, as the 2022 volunteer firearms safety instructor of the year.
Belange has been a volunteer instructor for 23 years. In that time, he’s
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Game Fair arrives Aug. 11-13, Aug. 18-20
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Minnesota published in the July 21, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Habitat stamp projects in the works in South Dakota
In 2020, the South Dakota Legislature approved the creation of a habitat stamp that anyone purchasing a hunting and fishing license would also be required to purchase. The money raised through this additional annual fee
Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania doe license debacle reveals hunter divide
The divide that exists among hunters is real, and it became wider when the new antlerless license issuing system opened up on June 26 in Pennsylvania.
Hunters lined up at stores, and others waited
What do higher drum counts in 2023 survey tell us about the future of Minnesota’s ruffed grouse?
One of the biggest findings in the 2023 Minnesota ruffed grouse survey was that drums per stop continued to rise from 2022, which means 2021 was the low point of the population cycle. The 2021
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers announces departure of Land Tawney, longtime CEO and president
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers announced to a surprised national conservation community on Wednesday, July 19, that Land Tawney, the group’s president and CEO, would be leaving the organization. The change is effective the end of
More to fear on CWD? A look at the tick-and-deer connection
Concerns about the effects of chronic wasting disease on deer populations continue to broil as the role of game farm escapees spreading the disease to wild deer becomes more evident.
The main point that
