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- State Roundup: Driving trucks on Wisconsin ice on Dec. 17? Hold on a secondHold on here for just a second now folks – it’s too early to be driving trucks on the ice, no? What? Yes. We received reports last week, Dec. 17, that there...
- Off-highway vehicle trails opened at Sahara Woods in IllinoisA “soft opening” of new trails at Sahara Woods State Recreation Area in Saline County are taking place through Jan. 27, DNR announced. The southern Illinois...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: OSLAD program part of 55 million in grantsMore than $55.2 million in grant funding was awarded to 100 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational op...
- Missouri finds likely bird flu cases among snow geeseThe Missouri Conservation Department received confirmation of something it feared – three dead snow geese found by state wildlife refuge staff were likely inf...
- Farm Bureau’s new policy calls for extended Illinois deer season to boost harvestSome in Illinois are longing for the days when the deer season deer kill eclipsed 100,000 and the total take reached more than twice that. And it’s not just h...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024Crappies, bluegills top option as winter hits lakes. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on Dec. 20, 2024. The post Illinois’...
- Oak Duke: A last bit of December rut action in New YorkFrom my precarious perch in a ridge-top oak tree, I watched four big bucks work out their breeding ritual. The center of their rapt attention…a tiny doe, in t...
- Wisconsin DNR confirms CWD in wild deer for the first time in Menominee CountyThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Menominee Count...
- Two Wisconsin fishermen break through thin ice, drownA pair of tragic ice fishing accidents that occurred Sunday and Monday, Dec. 8-9, has Wisconsin and federal safety officials warning anglers to use extreme caut...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Comments on deer unit boundary change due Jan. 10; online public hearing is Jan. 8A public comment period for a draft rule that would rework portions of the state’s deer management unit boundaries runs through Jan. 10. The post Wisconsin Mi...
- Deer Management Assistance Program 2.0 offers new benefits — plus fees — for Wisconsin landownersMore landowners interested in managing their land for wildlife will be able to receive extra help from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), but ...
- Five cow elk tags in play for Jackson Co. for Wisconsin’s 2025 huntEven as the Wisconsin DNR’s elk management team winds down from the first bull hunting season in the Central Elk Zone, team leaders are – potentially – ge...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024Winter fishing season rolling, but use caution on ice. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024. The post Wisconsin’s statewide fishin...
- Researchers investigating earlier bear reproduction in MinnesotaEach winter, Andy Tri and his team cautiously approach bear den after bear den, where a DNR-collared bear is hunkering to make it through a Minnesota winter. Tr...
- Mike Schoonveld: Extra rod license not included in Michigan DNR proposal, but should it be?The recent announcement of the Michigan DNR’s proposed fishing license fee increases heading to the legislature has some bold requests. It also has some disap...