Hunting
State Roundup: An ode to Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller as his retirement nears
Larry Meiller has the longest-running radio call-in show in Wisconsin.
He started Wisconsin Public Radio’s call-in format in 1978. I did not know that. That’s pretty amazing. As most of you probably know, Meiller
Minnesota DNR adds five counties to deer feeding and attractant ban
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has added five counties to a deer feeding and attractant ban to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease spread, following detections of CWD in wild deer in new
R3 initiatives drive New York’s updated pheasant plan
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently released a 2026-2035 Strategic Plan for Pheasant Stocking, which intends to shift the focus on pheasant hunting in New York to R3 initiatives.
The plan,
U.S. Forest Service proposes permit cancellation changes for Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to its Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permit cancellation policy that officials say would make more unused permits available to the public and provide greater certainty for outfitters
Wisconsin’s initial ’26 spring turkey kill 8.6% over 5-year average
Turkey hunters registered 47,704 Badger State birds during the 2026 spring season, which ended May 26.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released preliminary harvest numbers that will likely increase once all data is
Brent Manning Memorial Scholarship honors the legacy of former Illinois DNR director
One of the most respected and productive Illinois DNR directors in the agency’s history will be remembered by a scholarship established in his name.
The Illinois Conservation Foundation, another piece of Brent Manning’s legacy,
What farmers taught me about growing better wildlife food plots
The drone of my subcompact tractor echoed up and down the river valley as I dropped my rotary tiller to the ground and began to cultivate the wildlife food plot that has been a labor
Remembering Wisconsin DNR biologists Ed Frank and Doris Rusch
A large part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource’s knowledge base is stored in the memories of its retired employees, and part of that memory base was lost recently with the passing of Ed
From ages 8 to 80, volunteers team up to improve public-land hunting access in northeast Minnesota
From June 12 to 14, the Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers hosted a campout and stewardship event in northern Minnesota. The group stayed at the South Kawishiwi River campground and on Saturday, June
