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- Bobbers can be the perfect fit for ice fishing; here’s how to utilize themBobbers, also called floats, are ideal for vertical presentations we employ when ice fishing. You need to match your bobber to your quarry. Panfish demand a muc...
- MN Daily Update: Swans found dead in Stevens CountyThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for help from the public in determining who was responsible for killing more than a dozen swans found dead in Steve...
- Commentary: Time for Fish and Wildlife agencies to re-engage with constituentsThe North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is unique. Nowhere else in the world did hunters and anglers coalesce and become a sufficiently powerful polit...
- Joe Fellegy: Endless ice chatter, and memory-triggering obitsSo far this winter, I’ve listened to anglers who fish a lot, or infrequently, and often the topic most mentioned is that of ice conditions on a certain nearby...
- Steve Griffin: The best part of the hunt isn’t always the killThe best part of the pheasant hunt wasn’t even in the field. It was the campfire. OK, there wasn’t a fireplace, or a fire, around which eight or 10 of us sa...
- Dean Bortz: Just what the heck is a ‘green sheet’ on the Wisconsin NRB meeting agenda?I’ve been navigating the natural resources management “hallways” from the Wisconsin DNR to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the state university syst...
- Impact of a mild winter on wildlife just one of the story lines North Dakota Game and Fish is following in 2024A year ago, North Dakota was in the middle of what would prove to be a long, difficult winter season. But 12 months later, the state has largely escaped those s...
- Wardens at Work: Wisconsin hunter used poison to ‘protect’ deer bait from rodentsLeasing land, preparing to hunt during the 2023 deer season, and not seeing enough deer does not grant anyone permission to set up multiple bait sites and prote...
- Three tips for finding more shed antlers this winterShed-hunting season is upon us, which means plenty of folks will be in the woods for the next few months, looking for antlers. The post Three tips for finding m...
- Episode 471 – DNR 2024 Roundtable preview, Upper Sioux Agency Park land transfer, Iowa wild turkey study, and Minnesota Fishing Hall of FameManaging Editor and Host Rob Drieslein along with Editor Tim Spielman kick off the show with a preview of the 2024 Minnesota DNR Roundtable, then they discuss t...
- Commentary: Pennsylvania Game Commission making investments in game landsA recent letter writer raised legitimate questions about whether the Game Commission has dedicated sufficient resources to conduct strip mine reclamation on gam...
- Ben Moyer: Public does not grasp the seriousness of invasive speciesThe recent discovery of several alligators in western Pennsylvania rivers prompted intense coverage on local television and in print mainstream news. The messag...
- Joe Martino: Don’t apologize for being a hunterI killed a deer last fall. That’s right, I killed one. Notice I did not say “collect, take” or “get.” I could have said harvested because that is also...
- Outdoor Observations: Many should be commended for Michigan’s solid safety reports during hunting seasonsHunter education students start the course right at home by taking a three- to four-hour online session. The post Outdoor Observations: Many should be commended...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Jan. 19, 2024Ice hits state just as anglers grew used to open water. A look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on Jan. 19, 2024. The post Illinois’ statewide ...