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New York DEC lands pheasants for fall hunt despite loss of flock at Reynolds Game Farm in March
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that the fall 2023 pheasant season will proceed as planned.
After the loss of the pheasant flock at DEC’s Reynolds Game Farm earlier this year

New York Legislature passes bill banning coyote hunting contests
The New York State Assembly has passed legislation that primarily bans coyote hunting contests, which are popular in agricultural areas across the state.
During the later part of a recall of the state Assembly,
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Preliminary spring turkey kill up 7% from state’s five-year average
A mix of outdoor-related stories from across Wisconsin published in the June 30, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Two premier waterfowl hunting destinations in Wisconsin have new managers
Two premier Wisconsin waterfowl hunting destinations have new property managers.
Last fall, DNR Wildlife Biologist Eric Kilburg transferred from the DNR’s Pike Lake office, where he was the wildlife biologist for Washington and Ozaukee counties

Every picture tells a story, Part II
The last time we met here, I described a couple of black-and-white photos from back in the early 1950s.

Forever remembering former Wisconsin Natural Resources Board member Jane Wiley
Jane Wiley called me in the summer of 2004 and asked to have lunch. It must have been late July, as I had just flown home from Edmonton, Alberta, with my latest Airedale puppy, Nightsun

Learning more about S3DA with National Conservation Coordinator Patty Reel
One of the more exciting parts of the S3DA Eastern National Championship recently held at Rend Lake’s gorgeous archery course in Illinois was knowing that I would finally have an opportunity to catch up in

Acquiring antlerless hunting license in Pennsylvania turned out to be slow and difficult
The morning of June 26, I signed on to my Hunt Pa. internet account at 7:52 a.m. There was a nice countdown to the 8 o’clock start, when we hunters could begin the process of

Minnesota DNR removes deer feeding and attractant bans in 24 counties, adds 5 new counties
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced in a release on June 26 that the agency has removed deer feeding or feeding and attractant bans in 24 counties to focus restrictions on areas where risk