MINNEAPOLIS — Ever wonder how Minnesota stacks up against its peers in deer hunting?

Among the 11 states now represented in the Big Ten Conference, Gopher Nation stands out as a blueblood in the categories of opportunity and participation.

Minnesota boasts 8.2 million acres of public hunting land and has fielded an average of 476,000 deer ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Ever wonder how Minnesota stacks up against its peers in deer hunting?

Among the 11 states now represented in the Big Ten Conference, Gopher Nation stands out as a blueblood in the categories of opportunity and participation.

Minnesota boasts 8.2 million acres of public hunting land and has fielded an average of 476,000 deer ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — A yellow perch caught in Lake Erie Monday appears to be the largest ever caught in Pennsylvania.

Because of state record-weighing protocols, however, the size of the 3.02-pound fish will likely be recorded as 3.0 pounds, tying it with the previous state record.

Chuck Main will have to wait a few weeks for the final ruling. The ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — If the scourge of the spotted lanternfly plays out as it did in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pittsburgh is set for another invasion this year of the icky, sap-sucking invasive insects.

Allegheny County residents for the second year in a row reported the highest number of lanternfly sightings in the state last year with 20,716, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — In a last-minute move, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council voted last Tuesday to give out $12 million toward developing a deterrent to reduce the advancement of invasive carp on the Mississippi River, north of Winona.

The work on what the deterrent project becomes and how it is maintained would fall to multiple agencies, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The latest surprise from the Legislature, which is full of them, is that bills have been introduced to give the state-owned portion of Upper Red Lake and a 1-mile buffer of state-owned land surrounding it to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. For good measure, the proposals also would award the band the 84,000-acre Red Lake State ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Jeff Lightfoot was a northeast Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildlife manager from 1980 to 2015. He first served as assistant area manager and deer habitat specialist in International Falls and later was area wildlife manager in Virginia, Minn., before being promoted to regional wildlife manager in Grand Rapids. In ...Read more

BOISE, Idao — A federal court ruling will cut back Idaho’s wolf trapping and snaring season in large swaths of the state in response to claims that grizzly bears, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act, could be killed or injured by trapping or snaring devices.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale issued the summary judgment last ...Read more

Walleye bag limits on two of Minnesota's most popular fishing lakes have been cut back this year, including no keepers on Mille Lacs until at least mid-August.

The 2024 open-water regulations for Mille Lacs and Upper Red Lake go into effect May 11, the opening day of walleye and northern pike fishing statewide, the Department of Natural ...Read more

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has acquired Collard Ranch in Park County and will turn it into a state wildlife area, an acquisition Gov. Jared Polis hailed Friday as an “enormous opportunity” for hunters, anglers, bird watchers, wildlife lovers and photographers.

The 1,860-acre property located near Fairplay provides an important elk ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — People will soon be able to trek from the steps of the Nevada state Capitol in Carson City through the Sierra at Lake Tahoe and on to the Pacific Crest Trail, where they can complete the 1,600-mile journey to the Canadian border.

Oh, and two participants will earn $5,000 each for doing so.

There is a caveat for this money-...Read more

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Just 12 minutes had passed since the bait hit the water.

The tide flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, and each passing minute dropped the pontoon closer to Crystal River’s rocky bottom. Five chunks of ladyfish floated on hooks: Three on a handline, two on rod-and-reel.

A handline was hit first.

“Shark!” yelled Alyssa...Read more

While few profess a deep love for any small mammal with "rat" in its name, the Allegheny woodrat is a special case.

Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists, foresters and land managers recently have been lugging 25-pound bags of chestnuts to rocky hilltops in Fayette County and elsewhere to keep the state-threatened species alive.

Chinchilla-...Read more

Caitlin Clark was still in middle school when Abby Stone moved to Iowa from Downers Grove, Ill., to attend Iowa State University.

Stone, 27, wasn't then and isn't now a particularly avid basketball fan. And she hastens to add that Iowa State is a rival of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, whose women's team, led by the sharpshooting Clark, is in...Read more

Five-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Dallas Seavey shot and dressed a moose that threatened his dog team early Monday morning, less than 24 hours into this year's race.

The incident happened on a portion of the race route between the Skwentna and Finger Lake checkpoints.

"It was on a downhill. I mean, it fell on my sled, and it was ...Read more