Hunting
Kirke Woods Wildlife Area is central Iowa’s newest public wilderness
Kirke Woods Wildlife Area, north of Bevington, Iowa, in northeast Madison County, is a new 240-acre mix of oak and hickory timber, and maple and cottonwood bottomlands, a reconstructed prairie and a 30-acre wetland that
Late honesty leads to relaxed penalties in Wisconsin deer tagging case
A non-hunting father-in-law avoided the truth as long as possible in trying to protect his son-in-law, but in the end the truth revealed that both men engaged in “license loan/borrowing” violations during the opening weekend
Legislative-Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources selects 101 proposals to review for next round
The 2023 Minnesota legislative session has concluded, but legislators already are looking ahead. The Legislative-Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources met on June 8 to finalize recommendations for appropriations for projects funded by the body for
Gear & Gadgets: Top items to help get you outdoors
The Inverted Splitter comes standard with a stationary four-way splitting head. This is a one-man operation, with simple controls.
Commentary: Wisconsin public needs real CWD information
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tried to dress up a pig recently, but didn’t use enough lipstick to win any kind of ribbon.
The DNR’s effort came May 24 during its update
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR has northern Minnesota lands for sale
A mix of outdoor-related stories from across Minnesota published in the June 16, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota’s 2023 turkey hunt delivers second-biggest harvest in state history
The spring wild turkey hunting season ended on May 31 in Minnesota, and it was nearly a record-breaking kill. The 2023 harvest numbers were the second-highest behind the 2020 spring harvest, the pandemic year, since
New rules and laws address raccoons, create year-round open season in Iowa
Changes are coming soon to the way Iowans can hunt and trap raccoons, and how farmers can deal with raccoon depredation issues.
Raccoons were the focus of a bill approved during the 2023 Iowa
Minnesota to crown new state record nontypical whitetail?
Jesse Schroeder thought he was looking at the tines from a nice shed antler while he wandered his brother’s Goodhue County farm in southeastern Minnesota in early April. But when Schroeder walked in to scoop
