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Northern Minnesota whitetails await green-up after relatively ‘normal’ winter
This winter might be called “normal” across northern Minnesota when it comes to its impact on whitetails.
The most-recent Winter Severity Index map shows that the large majority of northern Minnesota counties have fallen

Discussion from Minnesota’s Duck Summit: Preserving traditions with an eye to future
The 2026 Minnesota Duck Summit carried the theme of hope through its March 27-28 gathering in Nicollet as Scott Glup, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologist and event host, set the tone Friday,

Prairie chicken kill drops during Minnesota’s latest limited hunting season
The 2025 Minnesota prairie chicken harvest fell to one of its lowest levels since Minnesota reopened the season in 2003.
Hunters harvested 46 birds, and total harvest after accounting for non-respondents was estimated at

State Roundup: A few recommendations for Wisconsin DNR after turkey tag fiasco
I think there is a secondary reason why it wouldn’t hurt to hear from Hyun right about now. I hear we’re going have the Natural Resources Board polling sportsmen on their level of support for

Georgia’s southeastern gators love duck habitat
Just as it does in most instances, habitat work or habitat improvement anywhere – but in this case Georgia – benefits more than one species of wildlife. Here, habitat work at the Altamaha Waterfowl Management

More scouting than calling often needed for afternoon toms
Preparing for my first turkey hunt some four decades ago, I watched several videos and attended hunting seminars, leading me to focus on strategies for morning hunts.
The advice was to get a gobbler

Case of shot grizzly in Alberta called ‘a big deal’ as investigation heats up
Months after the bear was found, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services is seeking public assistance about a dead grizzly that was found with a gunshot wound last fall, the department said.
The bear

Missouri man charged for poaching elk in wildlife refuge
It started the day before Thanksgiving 2025 with a report to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) of a mature bull elk found shot dead and left to rot inside the wildlife refuge at the

In heat wave, kids showed up for Youth Pheasant Hunt in Illinois
You expect a little unpredictability with spring in Illinois. What you don’t expect – what nobody quite plans for – is a youth pheasant hunt that feels like it ought to come with sunscreen and