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July 21, 2023

New York trout streams absorb heavy floodwaters

As residents in many parts of New York and neighboring states work to recover from July heavy rains and flooding, angling enthusiasts are also concerned about a less urgent but still vexing question.
What did all that storm water do to public trout fishing streams? Several popular trout streams around the Adirondacks and downstate, particularly in Orange County, overflowed their banks as a result of torrential rains.

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Retired biologists say don’t expect change to Wisconsin’s pheasant scene without large-scale effort to create more grasslands

Three retired wildlife biologists with strong ties to Wisconsin’s pheasant scene agree it’s going to take a large-scale effort to build the type of “grassy” habitat needed to support a naturally reproducing pheasant population.
Doing so isn’t impossible, but would take the combined efforts of multiple agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), conservation groups, the farming community and individual citizens, they say.

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Shooters returning to Sparta, Illinois, for Grand American Trapshooting Championships

As shooters from around the world make their way to southern Illinois for the 124th Grand American Trapshooting Championships, uncertainty lingers about the host site’s future.
By the time the 125th event rolls around next year, DNR may have handed over management of the World Shooting and Recreation Complex to a private company, a partnership arrangement proposed in a piece of legislation currently sitting on the governor’s desk. The 2023 Grand American will be held August 2-12.

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Second round of antlerless license sales kick off in Pennsylvania on July 24 at 8 a.m.

The second round of antlerless deer license sales, in which Pennsylvania hunters can pick up a second antlerless license for the 2023-24 seasons, begins Monday, July 24 at 8 a.m.
Antlerless licenses are available anywhere hunting licenses are sold, including online at HuntFish.PA.gov. More than 480,000 antlerless licenses and more than 490,000 general hunting licenses have sold since licenses went on sale June 26.

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