Love that dog, the Second Time Around
A fresh player in town, Second Chance Bird Dogs (SCBD), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is getting so busy its founder Mike Mapes is preparing to take drastic action.
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August 3, 2023
Minnesota’s duck numbers dip, but state mallards stable
The estimate of overall duck abundance (excluding scaup, better known as bluebills) was 481,000 ducks, which was 15% below the 2022 estimate of 567,000 ducks, 20% below the 10-year average, and 22% below the long-term average.
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Ohio Insider: Teacher in New Matamoras molding future outdoorsmen and women
Adam Olson grew up hunting and fishing in his native northeast Ohio so he thought his students at Frontier Schools in New Matamoras should have the same experience.
Washington County Wildlife Officer Scot Gardner has seen the fruits of Olson’s work firsthand.
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Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Aug. 4, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
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Dogs and algae-laden water don’t mix
Exercising bird dog breeds via “water work” is great for keeping or getting a canine in shape for the hunting season.
What the activity should not experience, however, is for a dog to become ill even to death by the activity. And yet both of those possibilities exist should a dog be endangered through the ingestion of what’s commonly called “blue-green” algae.
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Picking a puppy is no easy task
If you are a small game hunter – upland birds, waterfowl, rabbits, maybe even squirrels – odds are good that you have (or at least want to have) a dog. Or dogs. It’s some of the most fun you can have outdoors.
I like pointing dogs, personally. My first dog was a Lab; at the time I got him, I was heavy into waterfowl hunting. And who doesn’t like a Lab? But as I evolved as a sportsman, I gravitated toward upland birds and it was only natural to switch to a pointing dog.
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WI Daily Update: Making spinners all they can be for walleye
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Gary Roach says now is
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PGC, partners to hold event in Pittsburgh to introduce urban residents to outdoor activities
City folks can get a taste of hunting, fishing, and related pursuits when the Pennsylvania Game Commission and partner agencies sponsor Explore PA Outdoors near downtown Pittsburgh Aug. 19.
Open to the public free of charge, the event, at Point State Park, is aimed at introducing urbanites to some of what Pennsylvania’s woods and waters have to offer.
MN Daily Update: Making spinners all they can be for walleye
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Gary Roach says now is
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