Hunting
Know the kill zone with your gobbler gun
The turkey hunting market is full of good options for shotshells, but some hunters are going to be in for a little sticker shock this spring if they prefer tungsten.
Colleen Foehrenbacher: Preparation, careful handling, and storytelling turn wild game meals into connection
In the first few months of the year I focus more on emptying the freezers than filling them. Recipes get revisited, refined, and tested for the first time, and nothing brings me more delight than
Dan Ladd: Deer camp and road trips… cures for cabin fever in the offseason
Earlier this year, I vented in this space about not getting out on the hard water or ski trails during the winter months as much as I used to. I should confess that in recent
Generations of stewardship: Minnesota DNR leadership evolves, core values don’t
Ben Bergey and Merlyn Wesloh recently had the opportunity to talk about their DNR career experiences, and they discovered that – even 45 years apart – the similarities far outweighed the differences.
Among the
Glenn Sapir: Traditions are a foundation of outdoor pursuits
Every outdoorsperson thirsts for that once-in-a-lifetime hunting or fishing trip. It could be a fly-fishing adventure on a famed Western river, a peacock bass pursuit in the Amazon or, perhaps, an elk hunt in the
What toll did EHD take on Michigan’s deer in 2025? Numbers shed some light
Roughly 3,000 whitetails from 16 Michigan counties were lost to Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) during 2025, DNR veterinarian R. Scott Larsen told the Natural Resources Commission at their March meeting.
The estimate of losses
Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 3, 2026
Walleyes entering Detroit River; turkeys strutting. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on April 3, 2026.
Pennsylvania Game Commission’s financial reserve is questioned by senator
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s gigantic fiscal reserve was again a topic of conversation at a Senate Game and Fisheries Committee hearing March 17.
At the session held to hear the Game and Fish &
Outdoor Insights: Key takeaways from Minnesota’s Duck Summit
More than 300 people heard some fascinating presentations at last weekend’s Minnesota Duck Summit in Nicollet. Roy Heilman provides a thorough news report on the event that you can read, but here are a few
