Hunting News
Before 2024
- A conservation collaboration aims to better understand the population decline of northern pintailsIn the serene wetlands and sweeping grasslands of North Dakota, an iconic waterfowl species takes flight – the northern pintail. These charming dabbling ducks...
- Deer hunt opener ’23: “It’s a tradition that a lot of Minnesotans share”The Minnesota firearms deer opener is Saturday, and for many it’s about tradition and creating new stories at deer camps across the state. The Minnesota DNR e...
- Commentary: Ohio wildlife agencies, officers play vital role in conservationDuring the late 1800s, experts were advising the Ohio General Assembly that the state was quickly losing its fish populations. In fact, many were warning that s...
- Longtime Illinois DNR park manager named superintendent at Roaring River in MissouriA University of Illinois graduate who spent more than 24 years with DNR – including time as site superintendent at Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area ...
- Wisconsin’s white oaks may get some helpIf there is one tree landowners want to plant to benefit insects, birds, and other wildlife, it is oak. Author Douglas Talmany, University of Delaware professor...
- New York Outdoor News 2023 Rut Tracker: The time is nowIt’s here! Deer hunting’s Holy Grail. The rut blossoms. Bucks are on their feet in the daytime, nighttime, and anytime in between! They’re testing their h...
- MN Daily Update: Zebra mussels confirmed in state border waterThe South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Big Stone Lake, a long, narrow lake that extends 26 miles throug...
- WI Daily Update: Take advantage of the mentored hunting law this fallThe Wisconsin DNR encourages state citizens to take advantage of the mentored hunting law this fall. Here’s what to know. The post WI Daily Update: Take advan...
- Battle of the bucks: Now is the time to put those tines togetherClack, clack-ity, clack, clack...clack. Pause. “Clack, clack-ity, clack, clack...clack.” A strange woodland sound drifted up through early November’...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR reminds hunters to register their deerDeer hunters are required to register every deer they harvest before processing, before antlers are removed, and within 48 hours after taking the animal. Hunter...
- Winter walleye regulations set on Minnesota’s Upper Red, Mille Lacs lakesWinter walleye-fishing regulations have been set for Minnesota’s most popular early-ice destination, and anglers this year will be allowed to keep four walley...
- Bass, crappie, bluegills biting on Iowa’s Lake Hendricks in Howard CountyLake Hendricks in Iowa’s Howard County is a 47-acre body of water that offers anglers an opportunity to target many species into the late fall. “Fish activi...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 31, 2023Cold weather moves ducks, doesn’t allow for much fishing. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Minnesota on Oct. 31, 2023. The post Minnesota...
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Fine fishing in the fall for all fish speciesFall can offer some of the finest fishing of the entire open-water season for numbers and size alike. Fish move into shallower water during fall to feast. A vas...
- Man sentenced to jail in Ohio fishing tournament scandal facing new Pennsylvania chargesOne of two men who admitted stuffing fish with lead weights and fish fillets last year in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in a walleye fishing tournament...