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- Urban Fishing Program returning in Illinois, adds grant for bussing studentsThe Illinois Urban Fishing Program comes into the 2024 season with a new twist – while its offerings have always been available at no cost to schools in the s...
- Steve Piatt: Nightmares of spring a prelude to turkey hunting seasonThey are all the same, from one year to the next, well ahead of the opening of the spring gobbler season, and I’m not sure what triggers their timing. The pos...
- MN Daily Update: Make it a goal to get involved in the outdoors this yearRon Schara recently wrote in a column for Outdoor News that nothing happens for the good of fish or wildlife or water quality or saving soil if it doesn’t hap...
- Outdoor Insights: A carp barrier in Minnesota, and what are DFL legislators thinking with land transfer bills?After stagnating for months, the possibility of an Asian carp barrier at Lock and Dam 5 in southeastern Minnesota rose like a phoenix last week. An upbeat Febru...
- Michigan Fishing Report – March 20, 2024Those who made it out over the weekend reported catching many little yellow perch, with a few keepers mixed in. The post Michigan Fishing Report – March...
- Pheasants Forever discusses Public Access to Habitat initiative at Pheasant FestPheasants Forever & Quail Forever hosted the 2024 National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in Sioux Falls, from March 1-3. It was the first time since 2018 that...
- Gasoline spill in Iowa’s Cass County reaches East Nishnabotna RiverThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fuel spill at the East Nishnabotna River in Cass County. On March 20, the DNR Atlantic Field Office ...
- New York’s 2023 bear harvest increased slightly from 2022Black bear hunters in New York harvested an estimated 1,356 black bears during the 2023 hunting season, according to the New York State Department of Environmen...
- Gear & Gadgets: New Heavyweight TSS .410 turkey loads from Federal, and much moreKill gobblers at longer distances than ever before with Federal Premium ® HEAVYWEIGHT ® TSS. The tungsten-alloy shot material’s 18 g/cc density is 56 percen...
- Big Spunk Lake in Minnesota’s Stearns County: short on walleyes, long on bass, panfish, pikeBig Spunk Lake, or Upper Spunk, as it’s locally known, is part of a three-lake system connected by small creeks. The chain also includes Lower Spunk and Middl...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at outdoors-related events coming up from across Minnesota published in the March 22, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Out...
- Nature Smart: The invasive nanday parakeetI think we all know how exotic species can disrupt ecosystems. There are many examples of this in both plants and animals. A big problem in the plant world is E...
- Backyard and Beyond: Early signs of spring appearMany people consider the red-winged blackbird to be the true harbinger of spring, like the dramatic male that Rich Carlson spotted at a nearby wetland. These bi...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Person falls through ice trying to rescue two dogsMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the March 22, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minne...
- Beyond Minnesota: ‘Stand Ground’ bill regarding bears headed to governor’s desk in FloridaSo long as they don’t eat them, stuff them, or turn them into hats for the British royal guard, Florida residents will be allowed to kill black bears threaten...