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October 24, 2023

Shot sizes for every part of the waterfowl season: Here’s what to consider

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If you go to any major retailer and try to find steel shot for waterfowl hunting, you’re likely to find BB, 2, and 4 shot. Maybe.
These limited options oftentimes leaves you in a conundrum. The early season typically finds you shooting a lot of wood ducks and young-of-the-year puddlers that are small- to medium-sized birds. You don’t want or need No. 2 shot for those birds. A workable compromise is No. 4, but if you’re able to decoy bigger adult mallards, it would be good to have some slightly bigger shot. And for teal and woodies, you might want something even a little smaller.

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Three Michigan COs honored for their lifesaving efforts in Newaygo County

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Michigan of Natural Resources conservation officers Tim Barboza, Brandon Benedict, and Jeff Ginn were recognized with DNR Lifesaving Awards for their efforts in two separate incidents in Newaygo County. The honors were handed out at the Oct. 12 Michigan Natural Resources Commission meeting at Bay College in Escanaba.

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Ohio Insider: It appears 2023 walleye hatch on Lake Erie was again superb

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By all accounts, it appears that the 2023 spring walleye hatch on Lake Erie was again superb.
Of course, the official report won’t come out until December when all of the interagency data comes in from Ontario. But, rumblings are that the hatch was again an exceptional one in Lake Erie’s waters. Based on 2023 trawling surveys that the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife conducts in Ohio waters, the hatch appears to have been another ultra-successful one.

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Ohio DNR adds 29th old growth forest to network

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One of Ohio’s first designated state nature preserves now has a new trail and a new distinction.
Stage’s Pond SNP is now home to a new, wheelchair-accessible walking trail and the state’s 29th designated old growth forest. In a dual ceremony on Oct. 5 at the preserve, state and local officials cut the ribbon to open the trail and conduct tours of the 31 acres of white oaks, bur oaks, black walnuts, and honey locusts now included in the national Old-Growth Forest Network.

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