Hunting
Started in 1955, Minnesota’s August roadside survey remains important part of wildlife management
The gravel roads across southern Minnesota are covered with state DNR vehicles during the first two weeks of August each year as officials conduct an important annual roadside survey.
The agency has conducted its
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Visit the Outdoor News booth at the State Fair
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Minnesota published in the Aug. 25, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota hunters asked not to shoot collared, tagged bears
The Minnesota bear-hunting season opens Friday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota DNR is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and wear
September anticipation: doves on the brain
I absolutely love hunting doves. The Minnesota dove-hunting season has been around for nearly two decades now, and I have more fun chasing doves than I do any other game bird.
The window of
Dog Years: those years best spent
The way I see it, “dog years,” as people typically think about the phrase, doesn’t seem worth much. Upon examination, the computation might be a bit more complicated than the simple idea that one human
Federal survey shows breeding ducks down 7%: What does it mean for hunters this season?
Before the federal duck survey was released last Friday, waterfowl managers were cautiously optimistic that the breeding population would increase in 2023, in large part because of vastly improved wetland conditions in spring 2022 and
Annie Oakley Fall Classic bringing women shooters together in Illinois
Robin Sheehan, founder and president of the Annie Oakley Shooters of Northern Illinois, which is hosting the Fall Classic, provided some great insight into why women are under-represented at shooting ranges and competitions.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Pritzker signs shooting complex measure
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Illinois published in the Aug. 25, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois hunters watching coyote legislation out of New York
A few months after a national group launched a campaign to ban coyote hunting contests in Illinois, lawmakers in another state have taken steps to make such events illegal.
The New York State Assembly
