Hunting
A well-trained dog makes a great conservation tool
Ask any hunter who hunts over a dog or engages in competitive dog events based on hunting. Most will tell you that our four-footed friends are one of the best conservation tools in our toolbox.
Deadline for Minnesota’s bear hunt lottery applications is May 5
Prospective bear hunters in have until May 5 to apply for a bear hunting license from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Applications for the 2023 season can be submitted online, at any license agent
Elk visionary Rawley Cogan named Pennsylvania Outdoor News’ Person of the Year
Rawley Cogan’s first assignment with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, in 1982, was to help research why the state’s elk population was failing to thrive.
For a 23-year-old wildlife technician, fresh out of Slippery Rock
Delta Waterfowl expands predator management program
Even though deep snowdrifts still blanket the northern prairie landscape where more than half of North America’s ducks nest, Delta Waterfowl has begun the organization’s annual Predator Management Program field work.
For the 2023
Wisconsin’s bobcats faring well, license sales up
Wisconsin’s bobcat population has grown steadily this century, expanding its range and numbers while triggering explosive interest among hunters and trappers.
In response, the DNR issued 3,645 bobcat tags in 2022, the highest total
‘Learn to Hunt’ program hitting its mark in Illinois
Lifelong hunters in Illinois may not recognize or understand it, but attracting new hunters in the state is a formidable task. Try this analogy: it’s sort of like hunting for quail in a cloud of
Bobcats on top of topic list at Ohio Bowhunters Association banquet
Bobcats were the hot topic at the Ohio Bowhunters Association (OBA) annual banquet again this year, held in March at the Cherry Valley Hotel in Newark.
The primary concern is the bobcats’ perceived effect
Wisconsin’s conservation open houses set for April 3-6 with virtual spring hearings coming up
The DNR and Conservation Congress will unveil a new concept in public interaction in preparation for the annual spring fish and game hearings with 72 open houses – one in each county – the week
Minnesota DNR policy bill addresses state’s elk herd, WIA use, ground blinds
The Minnesota DNR’s policy-related bill was discussed by members of the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee on March 22. The bill (HF 2564, authored by Rep. Rick Hansen, DFL-South St. Paul)
