Hunting
Spring counts for pheasants, waterfowl out of North Dakota show growing pheasant numbers
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department uses indexes to frame population estimates for waterfowl and upland game. While a census is an exact count, the resources needed for an exact population count aren’t a
Sportsmen just want to be left alone, but that’s not how this works
Those of us who hunt, fish and trap, by nature, are a passive bunch. We just want to go sit in a treestand, hit our favorite trout stream or bass pond, and be left alone
Commentary: New rules to take effect for game birds harvested in Canada
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued its 2023 rule regarding the import of game birds from Canada.
Could antler point restrictions be the answer for a more balanced deer herd in parts of Minnesota?
For decades, Minnesota DNR surveys have shown that many hunters want change, but there’s little agreement on regulations to increase the number of older bucks. The result continues to be a deer population that lacks
Minnesota’s 2023 early teal season last year of three-year experiment
For a third consecutive year, Minnesota waterfowl hunters may participate in an experimental five-day “early” teal season, which begins Sept. 2.
The idea behind the season is to give hunters an added opportunity to
Special two-day archery deer hunt set up for Wisconsin’s Sandhill Wildlife Area this fall
Successful applicants will be required to review the special hunting rules and regulations for Sandhill before the hunt.
Pippitts bringing their popular training advice for both dogs and owners to Minnesota’s Game Fair
Being a professional dog trainer requires a high level of patience, planning, and persistence with whatever breed that’s being worked. But it’s more than just working with dogs.
Because dogs will be going back
Former Minnesota DNR commissioner Rod Sando dies at age 82
Norm Moody first recognized Rod Sando as an outdoors visionary many years ago, when the two were duck hunting together near Moody’s family farm in the vicinity of Scandia. It also was when Moody’s appreciation
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Game Fair begins Friday at Armstrong Ranch
A mix of outdoor-related news stories published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
