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- ‘Wild places are worth fighting for’: Concern grows for receding South Dakota wetlandsJohn Cooper, 80 years old and with a new set of knees, still rises before the sun, dons waders, sets up decoys and tries to call in ducks. “I love waterfowl h...
- Trophy buck, known by local hunters as ‘King Louie,’ taken illegally in New YorkA buck of legendary clout, known to hunters within the Fonda/Johnstown locale in Fulton and Montgomery counties in New York as “King Louie,” was poached dur...
- So you want to be an ice angler? Here’s how to get startedHe’d occasionally drag me onto a southern Minnesota lake when I was a kid growing up in Belle Plaine and Shakopee, but in most years, he’d make one trip to ...
- Jeremiah Haas: Patience pays off for ‘like-minded’ Illinois hunters in 2024Long-time readers may remember a deer I named “Wrapped 10.” After several years of cat-and-mouse with him, he was finally harvested on the farm. For those w...
- WI Daily Update: Mr. Walleye details his setup for getting on a good ice biteFreshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Gary Roach details his setup that catches him lots of fish during the ice-fishing season. The post WI Daily Update: Mr. Walleye...
- Ohio cracks down on illegal dumping with grants through ‘Shine a Light on Dumpers’ initiativeBuilding on the success of the “Shine a Light on Dumpers” initiative, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is expanding the campaign to include funding for commu...
- Optimism around effort to return quail to PennsylvaniaThe Pennsylvania Game Commission is encouraged by the early results of a long-term mission to reintroduce bobwhite quail, a native species that disappeared from...
- Targeting these nontraditional species through the hard water can be fantastic funThey are the seemingly odd types you might have ignored in high school. They’re a little different. Under-appreciated. A bit “off” by conventional standar...
- Ryan Rothstein: Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Here’s how to set up a new deer hunterWe who have grown up in hunting families don’t often consider the financial obstacles for those who did not, but are hoping to embark on a hunting career. The...
- Steve Sarley: The ‘case of the missing turkeys’ is a suburban mysteryI have a tale I’d like to tell you about and I am going to call it “The Case of the Missing Turkeys.” What? Bear with me, my friends, I’ll need a little...
- Dan Ladd: How our deer-hunting group — the ‘Iron Sight Gang’ — came to beI’m frequently asked how our Adirondack hunting crew, the Iron Sight Gang, became established. A few have even inquired about what’s involved with joining t...
- CWD confirmed in a wild deer near Wheaton in western Minnesota for the first timeThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on Thursday that a deer harvested near Wheaton in western Minnesota during the opening weekend of ...
- Week-long gun season good to Ohio deer hunters as harvest reaches highest total since 2011Deer hunters flocked to Ohio’s fields and forests Dec. 2 through Dec. 8 to help put a dent in most of the state’s 88 counties. Based on data provided by the...
- Episode 61 — New York Gun Laws and LawsuitsAttorney Paloma Capanna returns to the podcast to catch up the latest developments with various lawsuits that challenge the 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act...
- Lawsuit filed over ATV use in Pennsylvania’s state forests and parksAn environmental group has gone to court seeking a ban on all-terrain vehicles in Pennsylvania state forests and parks following the expansion of a trail system...