Hunting
Professor’s CWD prevalence model closely predicts this year’s rate in Minnesota
Looking back at the 2026 Minnesota white-tailed deer hunting season, University of St. Thomas Associate Professor Dr. Sergey Berg’s CWD model wasn’t too far off at predicting the disease’s prevalence.
Berg’s model specifically looked
Michigan Mixed Bag: Firewood quarantine proposed to prevent introduction of invasive pests, diseases
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is inviting Michigan stakeholders to provide comments on a proposed firewood quarantine.
Outdoor Observations: A hat tip to hunters after another Michigan deer season
Congratulations to all of the readers who entered the 26th Annual Michigan Outdoor News best Buck Photo Contest!
Even if you weren’t one of the prize winners, you still found the winning combination by
Ohio Division of Wildlife helps donate venison from state’s gun season
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife helped collect 3,350 pounds of processed venison during the weeklong deer gun season to support local food pantries. Deer donation days were held at select locations across the
What’s it take to be a natural resources officer? Ohio DNR offering open houses
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) invites anyone interested in a meaningful, mission-driven career to attend one of 11 upcoming natural resources officer (NRO) open houses being held across the state.
“Increasing the number of natural
Ohio’s Bucyrus fur auction canceled, but Kidron still on tap
Due to not enough trappers registering for the Bucyrus fur auction, the Ohio State Trappers Association (OSTA) cancelled it, with Kidron becoming the organization’s sole event of this type in 2026.
With less than
Ohio duck stamp entries being accepted through Feb. 1
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is accepting submissions for the Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamp art competition through Sunday, Feb. 1. The winner of this year’s competition will have their work featured on the
Ohio Mixed Bag: Fishing expo rolls into capital city
The National Fishing Expo in Columbus closes out the month of January in Ohio’s capital city.
This year’s expo runs from Friday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb. 1 at the Ohio Expo Center on
More than 13,000 deer fall during Ohio’s muzzleloader hunt
Ohio’s 2026 muzzleloader hunters killed 421 fewer animals than they did during its 2025 counterpart. Still, a harvest of 13,055 whitetails is nothing to sneeze at, either.
Even so, both years showed declines from
