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Outdoor Insights: What’s behind the disappearance of Minnesota’s jackrabbits?
With Pheasant Fest this weekend in Minneapolis, everyone’s talking upland game.
When the annual August roadside report arrives from the Minnesota DNR, every upland bird hunters pores over the data, mostly focusing on ring-necked

Oak Duke: When to target the ‘honeymoon flats’ for whitetails
Annually, like clockwork, in a small woodlot at the end of a steep ridge here in Western New York, a doe bedding phenomenon occurs ever since the lower spruce and ash began to die off

Patrick Durkin: Citizens keep inspiring Aldo Leopold’s conservation ethic
Tom Heberlein (r) organized the first “Lodi Reads Leopold” event in Wisconsin in March 2000. By 2004, with help from the Aldo Leopold Foundation (represented by Sarah Lloyd) and then Rep. Mark Miller (ctr), Wisconsin

Dedicated Nobles County Pheasants Forever chapter achieves big public lands milestone in Minnesota
Volunteers and supporters gathered recently to celebrate the dedication of Pheasant Run 50, a 42-acre addition to the Ransom Ridge Wildlife Management Area complex. The parcel expands on the existing 413-acre public area and is

The anatomy of a successful public lands pheasant hunt
Last pheasant season is just a fond memory now. In my opinion, it was a good one.
With our excellent public land base in Minnesota’s ringneck range, as well as habitat work by Pheasants

Minnesota Mixed Bag: Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic Comes to Minneapolis This Weekend
The stages are nearly set for the 2026 Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Friday through Sunday, Feb. 20-22. Among them are the Bird Dog Stage, the Path to the Uplands

Commentary: Theodore Roosevelt’s descendants urge U.S. senators to protect the Boundary Waters
The purpose of this letter is to strongly recommend all senators vote against H.J. Res. 140, to ask you to work with President Trump to seek ways to permanently protect the Boundary Waters, and to

Spring light goose orders kicking off in the Upper Midwest; here’s what conditions look like
Even several years after his first spring snow goose hunt, Scott Doheny of New Prague, Minn., takes pleasure in recalling the details.
“We found a huge mass of feeding birds my first morning and

Indiana DNR busts poachers in first case since drone recovery legalized in the state
Indiana DNR officials reported that the agency is prosecuting its first drone poaching case since the recovery of game with drones was legalized in March of 2024.
It remains illegal in Indiana to use