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- Patience is a virtue in the squirrel gameCome September, I wanted to go hunting more than anything else. Getting a license at age 10, I hunted every week. Squirrel season opened first, and lasted until...
- Wisconsin wealthy in county, state, national forestsTrees may be just greenery as part of the scenery to some people, but Ron Weber extols the values of forests for recreation, wildlife habitat, watershed protect...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Bonus antlerless deer ‘tags’ on sale Aug. 18Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2025 gun deer season will go on sale online through the DNR’s Go Wild system and at license sales locations st...
- Commentary: Examining the need for Minnesota DNR transparency in WMA, AMA forest habitat managementOn July 30, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Inspector General Office (OIG) released a federal aid Final Audit Report examining DNR’s use of Pittman-Ro...
- A quick chat with NRA president Bill BachenbergOn April 28, at its 154th annual meeting, the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America elected Bill Bachenberg of Pennsylvania as preside...
- Try using subtle baits boldly for late-summer bassAmong my fondest fishing memories are late summer days catching bass on some of Pennsylvania’s clearest waters. Keystone Power Dam and East Branch Dam are sti...
- Tom Venesky: Targeting archery’s impact on turkeys in PennsylvaniaLast season, more bucks were taken by archery hunters than those hunting with a rifle in Pennsylvania. It was the first time such a thing ever happened, but it ...
- State Roundup: Record level of interest in hunting bears in WisconsinThe Wisconsin black bear season opens Wednesday, Sept. 3 in all six zones, but with hound hunters opening ahead of bait-sitters in zones A, B and D. In zones C,...
- Jeffrey Frischkorn: White perch, the beauty and/or bane of recreational anglers everywhereHeralded as an attractive anglers’ target from North Carolina to Maine, the native and ubiquitous white perch earns no such honors west of the Atlantic Seaboa...
- Wright County wetland restoration in Minnesota features multiple benefitsA large-scale wetland restoration project in Wright County’s Corrina Township completed through the state’s Local Government Road Wetland Replacement Progra...
- Shoot better with ammo customized for your rifleI decided to hunt deer in an unfamiliar portion of a Mercer County, Pa., state game land. Darkness greeted me when I pulled into the parking area. With my favor...
- River citizens call for full funding of Mississippi River projectsIn light of a proposed reduction in federal funding for scientific work on the Mississippi River, the Sustain Our River group of residents, businesses, and fiel...
- Endowment seen as source for Illinois state park funding needsThe past two decades have produced a wide and wild assortment of ideas and proposals to help fund and maintain Illinois’ collection of state parks and natural...
- Mike Schoonveld: The ‘Secret Weapon Rig’ is not so secret, but it really catches fishIt’s been said that a secret is not a secret if more than one person knows it. That’s why the trolling technique called the “Secret Weapon Rig” is so po...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Aug. 15, 2025Heat pauses August bite, deep waters remain strong. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Aug. 15, 2025. The post Illinois’ statewide fishing repo...