Eric Morken

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Eric Morken

Researchers are almost a month away from starting the second year of a three-year study that should help DNR wildlife managers in northeastern Minnesota get a better understanding of deer densities and, in turn, be better equipped to set regulations accordingly. Eric Michel, a former lead researcher with the DNR, headed the project in its first year, but Michel has since taken a new job at Mississippi State University with the MSU Deer Lab.

2 weeks ago | outdoornews.com | Eric Morken

If harvest numbers are a good indication of the turkey population’s health, then Minnesota bird numbers are currently in a good place. It’s possible this spring that hunters could set a new harvest record – just one year removed from the high mark was set in 2024, when hunters shot nearly 16,660 birds. Total harvest through this past weekend was 15,335 birds. That’s just above last year’s mark at the same juncture of the season.

1 month ago | outdoornews.com | Eric Morken

It was hard to believe we weren’t hearing anything on the final morning of Minnesota’s first turkey-hunting season this year. Where were the gobbles? This was in stark contrast to the two mornings I drove to the property to listen for roosted birds leading up to the hunt. Toms were abundant – and vocal – those days. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.

1 month ago | outdoornews.com | Eric Morken

Every year that a wild white-tailed deer lives in Minnesota likely means it survived a few close calls. There’s the threat of a tough winter, as well as encounters with predators, vehicles, and hunters. There might be changes in habitat, along with other curveballs that nature might throw at wildlife. For a whitetail to live well beyond a decade, what obstacles must it have overcome?

1 month ago | outdoornews.com | Eric Morken

Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Game Commission, at its recent meeting, announced that 1,312,000 antlerless deer licenses will be allocated statewide for 2025-26, which is up from the 1,186,000 licenses allocated for 2024-25 – an increase of about 10%. Here are next season’s doe license allocations by wildlife management unit.