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- Ohio’s Lake Metroparks undertaking herculean effort in building new Fairport parkPaul Palagyi casually swung his left hand toward the distant Fairport Harbor breakwater and adjacent iconic Grand River-West breakwater lighthouse: All maybe tw...
- Lake Michigan stocking effort aims to restore Chinook salmonImproving Lake Michigan’s Chinook fishery was the goal of volunteers who showed up at Indiana’s East Chicago Marina to release three- and-a-half-inch-long s...
- So, you want to kill a spring gobbler? Here’s what you need to know as a beginnerIf there’s one common trait I hear from new or would-be turkey hunters, it is that they know little about it and are often unsure where to begin the learning ...
- MN Daily Update: Two things that will hurt your chances when fishing shallow-water crappiesThe crappies are flying into the shallow water right now. Here are two things that can hurt you as you fish crappies in these conditions. The post MN Daily Upda...
- Tom Bahti: Examining high deer numbers on a farm in Wisconsin’s Waupaca CountySince the late 1970s I’ve been extremely fortunate to have deer hunting access to the Hill farm in northeast Waupaca County. The farm was owned by Allie and L...
- Minnesota DNR drops elk tags to 10 for 2024Elk-hunting season has gained popularity among Minnesota hunters. The process for launching the 2024 Minnesota DNR elk season will begin next month, with hunter...
- WI Daily Update: Two things that will hurt your chances when fishing shallow-water crappiesThe crappies are flying into the shallow water right now. Here are two things that can hurt you as you fish crappies in these conditions. The post WI Daily Upda...
- MN-FISH convenes with DNR to discuss walleye fishing regulations on Mille LacsMark Holsten, MN-FISH executive director, confirmed that the group met with DNR Fisheries personnel in St. Paul on Tuesday, April 16. The post MN-FISH convenes ...
- University of Minnesota Forestry Center in state-tribal land transfer negotiationsA bill in the Minnesota Legislature would transfer parcels of state-owned land within the boundaries of the Cloquet Forestry Center to the University of Minneso...
- Illinois DNR announces detection of chronic wasting disease in Ford CountyChronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illino...
- Minnesota’s Hungry Jack Lake satisfies anglers’ appetite for smallies, ’eyesMore than 30 years ago, the DNR tried to establish a lake trout population in Cook County’s Hungry Jack Lake. While there appeared to be enough deep, cool wat...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the May 3, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar ...
- Nature Smart: The now too-rare prairie chickensAwaking at o’-dark:30 to capture images of wildlife is standard operating procedure in my field. During the past 40 years, I’ve dragged myself out of bed ea...
- Backyard and Beyond: Gray squirrel defends its nest from hawkThe last thing a mother gray squirrel wants to see is a red-tailed hawk landing near her nest, intent on feasting on her babies. Nick D’Addio caught the actio...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Angler caught without a license after deciding to “take a chance”Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the May 3, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The pos...