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Southeast Minnesota hosts 50th anniversary of NWTF state chapter
Wild turkey hunting enthusiasts and other conservationists gathered at North Park in Caledonia on Saturday, July 22, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Minnesota Chapter.
City Mayor “Tank”

Beaver: Here’s how they go from a pelt to a Stetson
If you are a trapper and looking to put up numbers of desirable pelts, beaver appears to be the way to go in pretty much every section of the U.S.
Averages on the more

Pennsylvania reader stories: Bum knee and all, U.S. Army veteran never gave up hunting
I have hunted ever since I shot my first deer when I was 12 years old and am now approaching 73. Most of my hunting experiences were in Pennsylvania, during most game seasons, even coming

Drop in Wisconsin’s grouse drumming survey no surprise
Based on spring ruffed grouse drumming counts, Wisconsin’s popular game bird population likely stands three years past the peak of the 10-year cycle.
Preliminary drumming counts are down 11% overall across the state’s grouse

APHIS: Deer, humans have exchanged virus that causes COVID
Scientists say the virus that causes COVID was transmitted from humans to deer, before mutating and potentially being transmitted from deer back to humans.
The research is a serious undertaking by USDA’s Animal

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.