Minnesotans are encouraged to report observations of ring-necked pheasants and wild turkeys in a citizen science effort by the Minnesota DNR.
A press release last week from the Wisconsin DNR on ruffed grouse and pheasant spring survey results took me back a few (as in many) years to the days when wildlife researchers such as Keith
Iowa’s 2024 estimated pheasant harvest was the second highest in nearly two decades, coming in at more than 460,000 roosters last fall, surpassed only by the 2023 harvest of 590,000.
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Wisconsin’s pheasant and ruffed grouse prospects for this fall came in from the DNR last week, with the news mostly positive for small game hunters.
According to a DNR press release, results of the
Poynette, Wis. — The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (WWF) and Vista Sands Solar reached an agreement on a 7,000-plus-acre solar farm development next to Buena Vista Wildlife Area in Portage County.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that a sharp-tailed grouse hunt will be held this fall, the first since 2018. The season will run from Oct. 18 to Nov. 9, 2025.
The Minnesota DNR is asking for input on several special fishing regulation proposals. Each year, the agency reviews all existing fishing regulations, proposes new special regulations that apply to individual waters, and asks the public
As a hunting companion, your pup gets a lot of exercise. Busting brush, flushing pheasants and diving recklessly into the pond for that duck surely keeps him in tip-top physical shape.
But you can
Iowa’s pheasant population is expected to benefit from the 2024-25 mild winter and average spring that much of the state experienced.
According to Iowa’s state climatologist, last winter was the fourth least snowy in
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