Hunting
There’s plenty to learn about your local deer over winter
Here in Minnesota, the last minutes of the 2025 deer season faded away on New Year’s Eve, and now most of us have moved on to other outdoor pursuits.
While deer hunting might be
Outdoor Insights: Key takeaways from Minnesota DNR’s 2026 Roundtable
The Minnesota DNR held its annual roundtable event with nearly 400 stakeholders on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center.
The gathering provided some respite from current events given that attendees
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan’s pheasant release program continues because of ‘those who show up’
A number of years ago, when Keith Charters was chair of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, he gave me a little pearl of wisdom about how government really works: The rules are made by those
Trappers seeing some action in Minnesota’s south furbearer zone
In the second year of allowing trappers to harvest bobcats and fishers in Minnesota’s south furbearer zone, several trappers have registered some of the predatory furbearers since the season started on Saturday, Jan. 3.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Sportsmen’s Show kicks off Friday at Canterbury
The 2026 Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show is set for Friday through Sunday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee.
Legislators weigh in on outdoor topics at Minnesota DNR Roundtable
Brooklyn Center, Minn. — Around 400 outdoors-focused folks from conservation organizations, community members, the media, and DNR staff attended this year’s DNR Roundtable on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Heritage Center.
How was bird hunting in Minnesota in 2025? Some hits, and a few misses
Bob St. Pierre had to get out one last time before Minnesota’s ruffed grouse season slammed shut at sunset on Jan. 4. After all, the iconic forest game bird he loves to hunt beckoned. So,
Southeast Minnesota CWD prevalence rates increase
Around this time last year, the DNR announced that deer permit areas 646, 647, and 648 in southeastern Minnesota had entered a new phase of infection – “endemic,” according to its chronic wasting disease response
Ohio Insider: Hunter avoids any potential controversy by contacting wildlife officer before pursuing massive buck
My first thought upon looking at the photo of Zac Prickett’s non-typical buck for the first time was, “Man, that thing is gnarly!”
We detailed the story of how the big Ohio buck shot
