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April 4, 2023

A well-trained dog makes a great conservation tool

Ask any hunter who hunts over a dog or engages in competitive dog events based on hunting. Most will tell you that our four-footed friends are one of the best conservation tools in our toolbox. We know that hunting dogs are an integral part of the hunting experience for many outdoorsmen. Still, their role in conservation efforts is often overlooked. In truth, we’ve learned that hunting dogs play a vital role in maintaining healthy wildlife populations and preserving our natural resources.

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Crappies, saugeyes are a double dose of fun at Ohio’s Alum Creek Reservoir

What is better than catching a nice mess of crappies or saugeyes in early spring? I would have to say only a mess of both! If that is something you are interested in, Alum Creek Reservoir in Central Ohio is one of the best places to go. A successful afternoon or evening crappie trip can end with a successful late evening or nighttime saugeye trip.

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Sycamore trees are Pennsylvania’s streamside sentinels

Sycamore trees stand like tall sentinels lining sections of Penns, Spring and Bald Eagle creeks – protecting their banks from erosion, shading the stream and providing cover for wild brown trout.
In fact, from the Ohio to the Delaware, stately sycamores guard all of Pennsylvania’s rivers and larger streams. Sycamores have been protecting streams for a long time. Fossil records indicate that they are a very old genus, once having been more geographically widespread than they are today.

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