Hunting
Outdoor Insights: Hunters can help Minnesota DNR closely monitor turkey populations
Tim Lyons, the agency’s upland game research scientist in Madelia, told me the permit area “effort” data in combination with harvest totals will help generate better turkey population estimates in localized areas.
Increased crossbow use gains narrow support at Minnesota Deer Hunters Association event
Two of three resolutions on which MDHA officials voted were regarding crossbow use, with the focus on youth being able to use crossbows during the entire hunting season, and adults allowed to use them during
Spring snow goose hunting? A guide is worth consideration for many
If you want a guided hunt to chase the midcontinent flock of lesser snow geese, today you can do so pretty much anywhere. That’s especially true in Arkansas, Missouri, the Dakotas, and even prairie Canada
Wisconsin’s in-person deer registration: What we learned and what we’re missing
We’re probably past the point where in-person deer registration would return to Wisconsin. People have adapted to and accepted electronic deer registration, and the convenience(s) it can provide.
Hunters must, however, be aware of
Delta Waterfowl expands Hen House program into South Dakota
The organization is adding more than 2,000 nest structures in key duck breeding areas within the United States and Canada this winter.
New report offers detailed peek inside Minnesota’s 2022 deer kill
Currently, about 28% of the deer kill in Minnesota occurs in the northwest, and 38% is in the central part of the state, which includes much of the southeast. About 19% of deer taken come
Illinois Trappers Association annual fur sale features 1,960 pelts
When prices are high – particularly on raccoon and muskrat, two of Illinois’ bread and butter furs – the sale can process upwards to 10,000 furs. This year the tally was 1,960 pieces of fur
Illinois DNR issued 371 deer-related citations in 2022
Illinois CPOs issued more than 1,600 hunting law violations in both 2021 and 2022, with regulations relating to deer hunting among the most commonly cited, according to a report by the Belleville News-Democrat.
New York waterfowl hunters push back on limited opportunities in preserve
Over the years, the town of Clifton Park in Saratoga County, N.Y. has whittled down the opportunities to hunt the productive areas of Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve that were once among the more
