
Steve Carney: Dove hunting at its finest in western Minnesota
The timing of my two-day hunt was specifically determined by watching the weather forecast and hunting two days in a row with temperatures in the upper 80s.
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The timing of my two-day hunt was specifically determined by watching the weather forecast and hunting two days in a row with temperatures in the upper 80s.

Ohio’s hunting seasons for squirrels, doves, and specific waterfowl opened in early September, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Archers can look forward to white-tailed deer hunting beginning later in the month.

The number of small game hunters in Minnesota in 2023 increased slightly from 2022 and was 5% below the 10-year average. Overall, 230,283 small game licenses were sold for the 2023-24 hunting seasons, compared to

September used to have that sweet and sour feeling. Sweet because squirrel season opened Sept. 1. Sour because my leisurely, summer mornings sipping hot, black coffee while relaxing and writing in my journals, or reading

Our freezers are already pretty well stocked as we head into another hunting season. There’s leftover venison, including some backstraps and roasts, as well as plenty of burger mixed with pork fat.
A couple pheasant

Iowa’s cottontail rabbit season begins Aug. 31 statewide. Iowa has an abundant rabbit population, with the southern half of the state seeing the best overall numbers.
“It should be another good year for

It will soon be time for hunters to head out again as three of Wisconsin’s earliest hunting seasons open Sunday, Sept. 1, for early teal, early goose, and mourning dove.
The early teal season

Count Tom Kalahar, of Olivia, Minn., as one bird hunter who is miffed by dove hunting’s lack of popularity in Minnesota.
“I really don’t understand it,” said the 71-year-old outdoorsman and retired conservation technician

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in late July announced it is unfurling a pilot program at seven national wildlife refuges to test voluntary rebates to increase the use of lead-free ammunition by hunters on
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