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Doug Leier #NDGF Inside the numbers for North Dakota pheasants
By Doug Leier While the headlines get all the attention - "Pheasant Numbers are up 25%" - there's so much more to the story and you don't have to be a biologist or a hunter to understand the re...
Sports Outdoors Oct 22, 2024
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Oct 21, 2024
Weekly CO report District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-10-21 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked grouse, duck, and goose hunters throughout the week. A complaint of geese that were wantonly wasted ...
Sports Outdoors Oct 21, 2024 MN DNR Conservation Officer
Zebra mussels confirmed in Potato Lake in Hubbard County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Potato Lake, near Park Rapids in Hubbard County. A lake property owner contacted the DNR after a lake servi...
Sports Outdoors Oct 21, 2024
Know before you go for a safe and successful deer hunting season
As 400,000 hunters prepare for firearms deer hunting seasons, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters about some ways to be safe and successful. "Know before you go so you can fo...
Sports Outdoors Oct 21, 2024 photo credit: MN DNR
Minnesota DNR urges safety around cold water
As the leaves fall and the nights grow cooler, the water temperature in lakes and rivers across the state has started dropping as well. Whether they're hunting, fishing, or paddling, the Minnesota Dep...
Sports Outdoors Oct 21, 2024
Deer hunters invited to share wildlife observations
Minnesota deer hunters can use an online log (mndnr.gov/mammals/deer/management/hunter-field-log.html) to report wildlife they see while hunting. Data from the observation logs help the Minnesota Depa...
Sports Outdoors Oct 21, 2024
Getting some helping with CWD
By Doug Leier The state of North Dakota and wildlife managers nationwide take chronic wasting disease very seriously. The more education, information, awareness and understanding the better. It...
Sports Outdoors Oct 15, 2024
Field reports: What Minnesota deer hunters can expect this season
More than 400,000 deer hunters are preparing for the firearms deer season that opens Saturday, Nov. 9. The season offers opportunities to spend time outdoors with friends and family, find adventure an...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2024
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Oct 14, 2024
Weekly CO report District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-10-14 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked duck hunters on Thief Lake and walleye/sauger anglers on Lake of the Woods. Participants in both act...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2024 MN DNR Conservation Officer
Hunters, Recreationists Asked to Be Aware of Fire Conditions
State wildlife and outdoor recreation agency officials said a weekend of historic fires in western North Dakota delivered a stark reminder to hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts about the need to be...
Sports Outdoors Oct 08, 2024