Hunting News
Earlier this month
- March and even into April the true test of winter survival for deer, pheasantsEarly March often creates the impression that winter is nearly over. Day length is increasing, snow begins to settle, and we can see the finish line of our annu...
- Minnesota DNR maintains 3-walleye bag limit for open water on Mille Lacs in 2026Anglers on Minnesota's Lake Mille Lacs will have the opportunity to harvest three walleyes starting on the fishing opener on Saturday, May 9. Harvested walleyes...
- Steve Pollick: Dissecting the timing of when bucks shed their antlersImagine my surprise recently when reviewing overnight trail-cam photos, that a handsome little 6-point buck showed up several times near my mineral licks. A rac...
- Hunters asked to help with the science of wild turkey genetics this seasonDuring spring 2025, a state-of-the-art, hunter-assisted research project called wildturkeyDNA was launched to begin assessing population genetics of wild turkey...
- Gretchen Steele: Turkey hunters and outdoor fans in southern Illinois can smell springBy the end of February in southern Illinois, winter has worn out its welcome — but it hasn’t quite left. And here we are in March. More of the same, but wit...
- Mike Raykovicz: Synthetic deer scents gaining momentumChronic Wasting Disease is spreading, and it seems just a matter of time until it is rediscovered here in New York. To slow its proliferation, 11 states have ba...
- Spring community trout stocking in Iowa starts March 16The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout in 12 lakes across Iowa in March and April as part of...
- Iowa DNR’s Learn to Hunt program opens registration for wild turkey workshopThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering workshops around the state to teach the skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook wild turkey to particip...
- Iowa’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on March 5, 2026. The post Iowa’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026 appeared first on...
- Public input requested on fisheries management plans for 197 Minnesota lakesMarch is the month to connect with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ fisheries offices across the state. The agency is updating fisheries managem...
- Trump administration ends protections for lesser prairie chickenA ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected after the Trump administration agree...
- Former Trump Cabinet secretary Ryan Zinke won’t seek reelection to a Montana U.S. House seatRyan Zinke, a Montana Republican who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration, said Monday that he will not seek reel...
- How prevalent are problems with wild turkeys in Minnesota’s metro areas? DNR part of training for control operatorsTom wild turkeys soon will be strutting all over Minnesota as the birds become more aggressive in establishing a pecking order within flocks as the breeding sea...
- State Roundup: .41 Great Lakes is a great cartridge with a great story behind itThe .41 Great Lakes, a mostly new straight-wall cartridge has a great story behind it. I suppose it should still be considered a wildcat round, but the originat...
- Christine Thomas: Hunting northern bobwhite quail in South Carolina“Brian McCoy used to say that he could predict the weather based on what calls bobwhite quail were using,” said my husband, Stan, as we discussed northern b...