Hunting News
Before 2024
- Minnesota’s bear harvest likely to decrease in 2023Bear hunters and guides alike knew the competition would be stiff going into this year’s Minnesota bear-hunting season, which began Sept. 1 and ends Sunday. T...
- Fall pier fishing: A simple approach that produces in a big wayFall finds a lot of Michigan sportsmen in the woods or fields, but die-hard fishermen flock to Great Lakes piers. A potpourri of species converge on the piers i...
- Ohio Insider: Where do things stand with deer disease in the state?In a recent conversation I had with ODNR Division of Wildlife deer project administrator Mike Tonkovich, the deer doctor provided an update on where things stan...
- Ohio’s Brad Turner is Mississippi Flyway’s waterfowl officer of the yearThe Mississippi Flyway Council recently recognized Ohio wildlife officer Brad Turner as the Waterfowl Protection Officer of the Year, according to the Ohio DNR ...
- WI Daily Update: Bagging grouse from heavy coverGrouse hunting can be tough right now because of a lot of cover remaining. Here is how to bag some birds in this heavy cover. The post WI Daily Update: Bagging ...
- Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council gives green light to new project fundingThe Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met Oct. 5 to pass the allocations for funding in Fiscal Year 2025 proposals. The council originally had received 55 r...
- For many Minnesota loggers, it’s a family thingThey’re Minnesota’s logging professionals, including Kelly Kimball, of Park Rapids. Like many of the state’s loggers, Kimball learned the business from hi...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Minnesota published in the Oct. 13, 2023, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoo...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Waterfowlers caught hunting during split in the seasonField reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers published in the Oct. 13, 2023, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Wa...
- CWD: Where we are now, and where are we going?Approximately 11% of Minnesotans over 15 years of age hunted deer in 2022, harvesting about 170,000 animals, roughly 17% of the estimated deer herd. Venison has...
- Beyond Minnesota: In Georgia, flathead catfish are invadingThe flathead catfish is native to many rivers that drain to the Gulf of Mexico, including the Coosa River drainage in northwest Georgia. The post Beyond Minneso...
- An October deer-stand conundrum: Hunt mornings or evenings?In October, bowhunting for whitetails gets more interesting. Much changes, including food sources, weather, and the coming of the pre-rut. Should you hunt in th...
- Sako 90 vs 85: what’s the difference?Sako rifles have always been known for their quality. Robin Shedden of Cluny Country Guns fondly remembers his Sako 75, which would put bullets into a thumbnail...
- How to call in rutting mooseSwedish Lapland still has wild places, and that’s where Paul Childerley is headed with his guide Robert Magnstrom. We first met Robert when he took us caperca...
- Fieldsports Britain – difficult moosePaul Childerley returns to Swedish Lapland to hunt moose in the rut with the new Sako 90 Peak in .300 Win Mag. His guide Robert Magnstrom uses a roll of kitchen...