Hunting
Steve Piatt: Back to ‘work’ after deer season for good bird dogs
Molly and Riley, on this day, are happy to be back at work, happy that deer season is finally over and happy it’s time to pursue pheasants again.
They love their work, and don’t
Sick deer tests positive for CWD in Minnesota Deer Permit Area 604
In December, someone reported a sick deer in Minnesota’s Deer Permit Area 604, around Brainerd and Crosslake in Crow Wing County. The animal eventually tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
DPA 604 almost made
Michigan partnerships help turn donated hides into deerskin gloves for those in need
The DNR’s Hunters Feeding Michigan program recently yielded another deer-related benefit: In early February, five dozen pairs of insulated deerskin gloves were delivered to the Shelter of Flint, a provider of emergency shelter and transitional
Minnesota Mixed Bag: U.S. Senate vote looms on BWCA Watershed mineral withdrawal bill
Outdoor groups this week were monitoring when the U.S. Senate will vote on House Joint Resolution 140.
Life for a 2026 Farm Bill? Conservation officials ‘cautiously optimistic’
U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) informed his Republican colleagues that he hopes to mark up a new federal Farm Bill the last week of February, a development that has national conservation officials
Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania commission’s recent CWD measures contradict seriousness of disease
A recent measure approved by the Pennsylvania Game Commission board trashes the seriousness of chronic wasting disease.
For years, we’ve been told that moving high-risk parts — spine, brain, lymph nodes (which are located
Will hook-and-bullet issues get lost during Minnesota’s 2026 legislative session?
With the legislative session set to begin on Tuesday, Feb. 17, various nonprofit organizations and the Minnesota DNR want to “move the needle” on several issues this year. But most aren’t expecting much in terms
Michigan Mixed Bag: Bald eagle found with lead poisoning
A Michigan animal rehab is nursing a poisoned bald eagle back to health after the bird was brought in critical condition, a television report in early February noted.
How has a one-buck limit impacted the deer herd on Michigan’s Drummond Island?
Perceptions that a one-buck bag limit would improve deer hunting in Michigan are being challenged by an example of the regulation in Drummond Island.
A one-buck limit has been in effect on the 125-square
