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June 20, 2023

Deer Creek Reservoir in Ohio’s Stark County decent for largemouths

Compared to it’s cousin of similar name in central Ohio, Deer Creek Reservoir in the northeast is but a postage stamp of a fishing hole.
At just 334 acres, Deer Creek Reservoir is dwarfed in size by nearby Berlin Reservoir and Lake Milton. But, that doesn’t mean the fishing isn’t any good at Deer Creek.

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Time to update Michigan’s commercial fishing regulations

Andrew Hendrickson, who runs North Star Fishing Adventures out of Standish, Mich., was fishing along the west side of Saginaw Bay when he trolled past a commercial fishing net. When he took a closer look, he said he was completely ticked off by what was in it. He said he saw dead fish, many of them walleyes and pike, which were rotting in the net.“They were so dead they were white,” Hendrickson said. “They were all covered in algae. It was wanton waste. How could anyone do this?”

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Plan ahead to protect your dog

Hunting dogs can be trained to accomplish amazing tasks. Chief among those is a game dog’s ability to locate downed game via hand signals. When a hunter’s dogs matures and begins to flourish, the tasks they perform can be so impressive that the handler comes to expect the dog to win every challenge, no matter the difficulty.
But hunters should take pause and ponder every situation before sending their dogs after game.

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Same time next year: Here’s the benefits of perennial food plots

Drive through farm country and you will see “hay fields.” Most often consisting of perennial forages like clover, alfalfa, or pasture blends, these fields tend to remain in place year after year.
To wildlife, especially whitetails, perennials like clover and alfalfa are staples. These crops will not have the attraction of delicacies like soybeans or Austrian winter peas or oats; these are no frills, commodities to consume every day.

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