http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog Online Hunting Magazine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:29:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Peyton Knight of the National Center for Public Policy Research is warning sportsmen that the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act sponsored by Representative James Oberstar (D-MN), "would do more to threaten the cherished pastimes of hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts than it would to ensure the cleanliness of our ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/09/for-sportsmen-clear-water-restoration-act-goes-too-far/ Below is information and a press release about a newly formed organization in South Dakota, South Dakota Hunting Rights Advocacy, aimed at fighting to protect the hunting heritage of South Dakotans. As I looked over the site, I found this. http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/28/south-dakota-hunters-have-a-new-voice-in-politics/ The Wisconsin Conservation Congress seems to be testing the waters a bit by seeking input from residents on the prospects of offering a wolf hunt, partly in efforts to slow down the growth of the animal and keep human encounters and livestock damages to a minimum. Nothing being proposed is ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/15/wisconsin-considering-a-wolf-hunting-season/ Art Summer at Simply Outdoors sent me an email yesterday asking me if I had been following the story in Michigan about budget shortfalls with the Department of Natural Resources. I admitted I had been remiss in not more closely following up on previous stories I had written about their ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/22/michigan-dnrs-miracle-christmas-they-found-20-million/ By Tom Remington Back in June, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released preliminary data from their 2006 survey of hunting and fishing. Topping the headline was a statement that the number of hunting and fishing licenses bought in 2006 had dropped significantly. While that statement could be true it's not ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/21/continuing-misinformation-about-declining-hunter-numbers/ by A. Sayward Lamb The spring turkey hunts for my son Jim, and myself, ended with us both getting our turkeys, but the circumstances were quite different. When my wife and I arrived home from Florida, soon after the middle of April, we found two feet of snow on our ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/21/spring-turkey-hunts/ Because of lenient regulations, liberal bag limits, inexpensive license fees, location along the Mississippi flyway, and large quantities of many duck species, Missouri duck hunting is popular among waterfowl hunters. According to Jim Low of the Missouri Department of Conservation (mo.gov, 08/19/07), surveys have determined that the estimated number of ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/21/guided-missouri-duck-hunting/ By Mike Horning On Friday morning March 3, 2006, I headed into the woods in York, Maine with a group of friends and two hounds looking for coyotes. Alan, the owner of both hounds brought along his best two, which were of the same litter, one male and ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/21/york-coyote-hunt/ The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is issuing a warning to deer hunters before they go hunting beginning November 3rd, that there was a misprint in the Hunting Regulations Handbook about the exact location or boundary of the rifle-shotgun restriction areas. The rifle-shotgun boundary now includes all of Clay County west ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/21/minnesota-dnr-warning-deer-hunters-in-moorehead-area/ Not everybody knows or understands the answer to this question: Question: The fur coat of a deer changes colors depending on the time of year; a reddish color in the spring and brown in the fall. Why does this happen? As published in the Alexandria Echo Press in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department ... http://minnesotahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/21/why-do-deer-coats-change-color/