Hunting News
Earlier this month
- Minnesota DNR seeks public input on proposal to expand elk zoneThe Minnesota DNR is seeking public input on a proposal to expand the boundaries of elk Zone 20 by about six miles to the west and three miles to the south. Thi...
- Iowa DNR looking for volunteers to help with frog and toad surveyIowans who are graduates of “frog and toad school” have collected data on more than 2,200 wetlands since 1991, providing an incredible record of activity. T...
- Commentary: The real truth of Wisconsin’s Pelican River Forest easement planWould you like to gain access to thousands of acres of northern Wisconsin land for hunting and other outdoor recreation? We now have a once-in-a-life-time chanc...
- Iowa DNR reports good turkey production last year with 2023 season opening April 7 for youth huntersIowa turkeys had good production last year across most of the state, led by the central and east central regions. Iowa’s spring turkey hunting begins April 7 ...
- Minnesota DNR-contracted commercial fishers capture 30 invasive carp in Pool 6 of the Mississippi RiverA commercial fishing business contracted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources captured 30 invasive carp Monday in Pool 6 of the Mississippi River, n...
- Details from North Dakota on spring snow goose seasonBefore the snow geese arrive, Canada geese lead the way. Non-hunters may wonder why the spring conservation season is open so early. Fair question. The purpose ...
- Ohio River Valley flush with tick speciesOhio is (not) enjoying a tick “invasion,” according to researcher Risa Pesapane. Pesapane was a speaker at the recent Wildlife Diversity Conference th...
- Commentary: Memories of Bud Grant as a friend of wildlife and a conservationistIt was January 1985 when my wife, Ethelle, and I stopped at the parking lot of the Bramadero Restaurant in Liberia, Costa Rica. We had spent the day birding at ...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Dog owners have responsibilities when it comes to trappingReader-submitted letters to the editor from the March 24, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Dog owners have resp...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: House bill would transfer state park to Upper Sioux CommunityOutdoor news items from across Minnesota published in the March 24, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Mixed Bag: House bill would trans...
- Wisconsin ice fishing in 1959 had its charms, challengesDuane Harpster, 75, a Rhinelander boy who settled long ago in Boulder Junction, Wis. spent his 30-year career as a game warden patrolling the region’s waters ...
- Minnesota swan bill includes lead ban, ‘protected’ areasA recently-introduced bill in the Minnesota Legislature would protect swan resting areas and ban lead sinkers in those designated spots. The Minnesota Swan Prot...
- Fly-Tying: Here are the tools of the tradeIt really depends on how old you, and the sum of shekels in your pocket, as to what you’ll take away from this story. If you’re 12 and under, you’ll likel...
- Growth of youth archery in Illinois spurs state tournament’s move to ChampaignAbout 900 young archers from 42 Illinois schools have qualified to participate in the 2023 Illinois State Archery Tournament, set for March 24-25 at Champaign C...
- New York DEC reports Avian Influenza outbreak at Reynolds Game FarmThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced a suspected outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus at Reynolds Gam...