
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Zebra mussels confirmed in Little Cormorant Lake in Becker County
The Minnesota DNR has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Little Cormorant Lake, near Audubon in Becker County.

The Minnesota DNR has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Little Cormorant Lake, near Audubon in Becker County.

A new rule that requires all turkey hunters to report their successful hunt within 72 hours of harvest or before transferring possession of the bird may have flown under some hunters’ proverbial radars.
But

Where to start with my decades of experience? I harvested my first turkey in 1985 in southeastern Minnesota. It was the first day I heard a wild turkey gobble.

Crappies continue to move in and out of shallow water. Here’s the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on April 22, 2026.

Proposed amendments made by Natural Resources Commission members at a meeting this month could dramatically change major modifications to the Michigan deer season that had already been recommended prior to the meeting.
It is

The Minnesota House Legacy Finance Committee failed to advance a funding bill for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council on April 15 after lawmakers fell short of the required votes, delaying support for future conservation projects.<br

Commissioner Kristen Koppenhafer made a point that every ethical hunter should agree with, yet she was in the minority.
During the April 11 Pennsylvania Game Commission board meeting, an amendment was made to change

I have loved spring turkey hunting ever since I started with my dad in upstate New York in 1975. It was all pretty new back then and we learned it together.
I can’t say

At the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s April 10-11 meeting, Commissioner Dennis Fredericks, of Washington County, asked agency elk biologist Jeremy Banfield if he is concerned about a century of inbreeding affecting the elk herd, with no
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