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- New York Letters to the Editor: State should re-think actions on Zoar Valley logging planReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York Letters to the Editor: State should ...
- Gretchen Steele: Passing on hunting and fishing stories keeps traditions aliveInspiration comes at funny times and often in odd places. I recently attended a banquet for the Heartland Chapter of VDD-GNA in Illinois. The club chairman, Jim...
- Confirmation of cougar kittens in Michigan creates quite a stir as the DNR seeks more answersPhotographs of a pair of cougar kittens confirmed to have been taken in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula have created more questions than answers, but it ha...
- Dan Ladd: Don’t procrastinate, take the required safe boating course in New YorkIn my February column, I wrote about my experience in setting up and taking a NYS Safe Boating Course earlier this year. Since the topic is of immediate and ong...
- Enterprise Lake in Wisconsin’s Langlade County offers little bit of everythingThe DNR’s Langlade County fisheries team ran a fyke net survey on Enterprise Lake last April and May targeting the adult walleye and muskellunge populations, ...
- Wisconsin’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calend...
- Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Enforcement action taken for unregistered sturgeonWisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the March 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Cuffs & C...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Not tickled with proposed drastic hike in license feesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Not tickled...
- Mike Raykovicz: At long last, a bobcat caught on camera near New York/Pennsylvania borderWhen I moved to New York’s Southern Tier back in 1969, man had yet to land on the moon, turkeys were a rarity, and no one that I knew ever encountered a bear,...
- Bob Vogel: Ohio is my favorite whitetail hunting destination, despite a tough 2024 seasonAs a lifelong resident of Michigan, I have hunted the Wolverine State for more than 40 years. I have been fortunate to chase whitetails across the United States...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: Bills introduced as possible sandhill crane hunting season gains steamLegislation to create a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin was introduced to the State Senate March 7 and the Assembly March 11. The bills, 2025 Senate ...
- Russ Mason: DOGE cuts impacting fish and wildlife managementThere’s been plenty of recent attention paid to Elon Musk and the effects of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Unsurprisingly, little has been s...
- Bob Zink: Crossbows are not the equivalent to hunting with a gunA few years ago, I wrote about the effects of crossbows on deer hunting. There are several points that arise, over and over. Does the use of crossbows res...
- Sampling shows bass continue to thrive in Illinois harborsA total of 305 smallmouth bass and 140 largemouth bass were collected by DNR in three Illinois harbors and the shoreline inside Calumet Harbor last spring, with...
- MN Daily Update: Perch limit lowered on Lake Mille LacsThe Minnesota DNR is adjusting the perch limit on Lake Mille Lacs through Nov. 30, 2025. Here’s what to know. The post MN Daily Update: Perch limit lowered on...