When Doug Hartke’s best friend took him duck hunting for the first time when he was a freshman in college, Hartke was well on his way to becoming a volunteer-conservationist par excellence.
Hartke, 59,
A collaborative effort between conservation organizations and state and federal agencies will protect 1,900 acres of native prairie, wetlands and restorable grassland in Clay County, near Fargo-Moorhead in northwestern Minnesota. A long-standing priority area for
As part of Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently celebrated the completion of the H2Ohio Mallard Club Wildlife Area Wetland Connection and Restoration project. The project enhances 43 acres of coastal
The Ohio Wildlife Council approved 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons for white-tailed deer, small game species, migratory birds, and furbearers during its regularly scheduled meeting on April 29, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division
When an organization like the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) asks me to write an article or editorial, I rarely write it in first person. This topic, this goal, this commitment to the management of a
Taylor Finger, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) game bird specialist, told the Natural Resources Board (NRB) that spring waterfowl population surveys show slight increases the past five or six years; however, the reason may
Wisconsin’s duck and goose hunters now know the potential hunting season regulations for the next five years; yet unknown is what the regulation framework from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be for
I was recently part of a conversation about conserving wetlands and the waterfowl that depend on them. The arguments were familiar and well-crafted.
The cases were persuasive. The numbers are real, and they matter.
The season frameworks for the 2026 waterfowl-hunting season are virtually identical to 2025, according to the Minnesota DNR.
The only change is raising the pintail daily bag limit from two birds to three –
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