Hunting
Commentary: Wisconsin public needs real CWD information
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tried to dress up a pig recently, but didn’t use enough lipstick to win any kind of ribbon.
The DNR’s effort came May 24 during its update
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR has northern Minnesota lands for sale
A mix of outdoor-related stories from across Minnesota published in the June 16, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota’s 2023 turkey hunt delivers second-biggest harvest in state history
The spring wild turkey hunting season ended on May 31 in Minnesota, and it was nearly a record-breaking kill. The 2023 harvest numbers were the second-highest behind the 2020 spring harvest, the pandemic year, since
New rules and laws address raccoons, create year-round open season in Iowa
Changes are coming soon to the way Iowans can hunt and trap raccoons, and how farmers can deal with raccoon depredation issues.
Raccoons were the focus of a bill approved during the 2023 Iowa
Minnesota to crown new state record nontypical whitetail?
Jesse Schroeder thought he was looking at the tines from a nice shed antler while he wandered his brother’s Goodhue County farm in southeastern Minnesota in early April. But when Schroeder walked in to scoop
Trio receives ethical hunter award from Wisconsin DNR
Three deer hunters were selected for the 2022 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ethical Hunter Award, an annual award presented since 1997.
Jordyn Rae Coder, of Wisconsin Rapids, Jason Howards, of Sun Prairie, and
Wisconsin call maker, Jim Groenier, dies at age 82
Groenier retired from the Dane County Sheriff’s Department in 1994 and began making turkey calls shortly after.
Retired Wisconsin wildlife researcher lists needed changes to state’s deer program
If Wisconsin had its own Dr. Deer, it would have to be Keith McCaffery.
McCaffery, 84, of Rhinelander, was a longtime Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife researcher. He retired twice from the
New York Mixed Bag: Free summer fishing days are June 24-25
A mix of outdoor-related news items from across New York published in the June 16, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.
