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- Extensive Minnesota crappie study delves into the ‘cycles’ of this boom or bust speciesA new multi-year statewide fisheries research project regarding crappies might eventually shed light on the population dynamics of one of the Minnesota’s most...
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Prepare for a successful walleye outingA major change I made when preparing for a walleye-fishing outing is how I prepare my snells for rigging. Gone are the days of tangled messes of line. I’ve wo...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on May 29, 2024Relatively cool water has kept most walleyes shallow. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on May 29, 2024. The post Minnesota’s state...
- Sightings, catches part of Rice Lake mystic in Illinois’ Fulton CountyA pair of fishermen wandering about in the wetlands just outside of Banner were among witnesses to a rare site almost four years ago. In April 2020, just as the...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the May 31, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor Ca...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Tree falls at Buffalo Rock State Park, but buffalo don’t find openingIllinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the May 31, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. ...
- Illinois bill banning coyote hunt contests described as ‘tale of two regions’An Illinois measure that would prohibit contests that award cash or prizes for killing certain wildlife is unlikely to clear the Senate after narrowly passing t...
- Illinois had 12 boating deaths in 2023The number of boating fatalities on Illinois waters doubled between 2022 and 2023, according to statistics released by DNR’s Office of Law Enforcement. In 202...
- Ralph Loos: Another angler casts himself into the river of scandal, this time in Illinois bass tournamentAlmost exactly a year after jail time was ordered for two fishermen caught stuffing weights into Ohio walleyes, cheating jumped in the water and quickly swam ri...
- Illinois DNR taps double cicada emergence to inspire state’s artistsDNR is hosting a cicada-themed art show during the Illinois State Fair. An audio track to support the show shouldn’t be hard to capture. “Screams” from ci...
- Shovelnose sturgeon sampled from Illinois RiverA crew of four from the Illinois River Biological Station spent much of May chasing and sampling shovelnose sturgeon on the state’s river system. According to...
- New brown trout strain stocked by Illinois DNR could benefit Lake Michigan anglersIllinois DNR is stocking a new strain of brown trout into Lake Michigan this year, hoping to see better survival rates among young fish. For more than two decad...
- Illinois Mixed Bag: New study suggests substantial species barrier preventing transmission of CWD to peopleA new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting...
- Illinois Letters to the Editor: Public forests could use timbering to benefit birdsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 31, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Letters to the Editor: Public forests ...
- WI Daily Update: Elk harvest quotas set, apply for a license by May 31The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented the elk harvest quotas for the Black River Elk Zone and Clam Lake Elk Zone to the Wisconsin Natural Reso...