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The DNR traded the 272-acre Patrick Marsh, located just outside of Sun Prairie in Dane County, for 10 properties in Dane, Sauk, and Iowa counties.

And as the miles of paddling and portaging added up, I continued to file the stunning scenes into my long-term memory bank.

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 76th annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of more than 3.4 million birds, up just 1.5% from last year.

The gala saw a substantial amount of money raised for habitat work to be completed across South Dakota in coming months.

Waterfowl hunters from outside South Dakota stand a better chance of drawing a license in the state’s lottery system after the state’s Game, Fish and Parks Commission unanimously approved an increase in the number of licenses available for nonresidents.

In a conversation with a former GF&P staffer, I was informed that GF&P employees have been instructed that they are not to give interviews or otherwise put out information to the public that contains “bad news.”

A slow warmup in late March allowed some birds to push north in some areas, but overall, the spring migration of waterfowl remains well behind schedule.

The value of the Conservation Reserve Program for farmers, ranchers, and landowners is wide-ranging, making it a key tool for agricultural producers and wildlife.

Winter stress on wildlife, and a jury trial date is set for a man charged in connection with a waterfowl-hunting incident caught on camera.

South Dakota and other states are seeing a continuing decline in wetland areas