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August 11, 2024

Follow these tips to get your bow sighted in for the fall hunting season

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August is still an infant, but trust me on this: A mid-September bowhunting opener is going to be upon us long before most of us are ready.
While I’ll no doubt have clothes to sort and gear to find, one thing I rarely procrastinate on is shooting. I like to feel proficient by mid-July and deadly a month later, which means practice sessions are in full swing as I write this. One of the fundamental steps to archery accuracy is, of course, to have a well-tuned sight.

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Forest Service bear rule creates new market for Minnesota bag maker

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A new requirement that campers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness either hang their food packs or use bear-proof containers has opened a potential new market for bag maker Terry Sunsdahl, of Tower, Minn.
The U.S. Forest Service order, known as Forest Order 09-09-24-02, took effect in April as the federal agency sought to reduce the number of nuisance-bear incidents for overnight visitors in the BWCAW.

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Dam removal on Spring Creek in Pennsylvania aims to restore natural flows

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The removal of two old low-head dams on Centre County’s Spring Creek in Pennsylvania began in late July and continues into August.
The project involves eliminating two dams that were infrastructure associated with Benner Spring and Bellefonte state fish hatcheries. The dams were constructed by and owned by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

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Late summer is time to target trout with grasshoppers and other terrestrial insects

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Before breakfast on his first morning camped on the Upper Peninsula’s Two-Hearted River, Ernest Hemingway’s fictional character Nick Adams easily caught several dozen grasshoppers still damp with dew and popped them into a bottle. He later used them to catch several trout.

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New Illinois Natural History Survey scientist had early interest ‘to be better angler’

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Rob Mooney joined the Illinois Natural History Survey July 16 as an assistant research scientist.
Mooney completed his B.S. and M.S. at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and then went on to receive his Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Between finishing his Ph.D and arriving at INHS, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher and as an instructor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UW-Madison. We sat down with Mooney for a Q and A to learn more about his experiences and interests.

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Bill reauthorizes Michigan’s pheasant release program until 2031

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A pair of Michigan senators have introduced a bill to reauthorize the state’s pheasant release program on state game areas.
The current program, the Michigan Pheasant Hunting Initiative, in which the DNR contracts with the Michigan Association of Gamebird Breeders and Hunting Preserves to release roosters weekly during the season on 13 state game areas, runs through 2026. It will be extended until 2031 if the bill runs successfully and is signed by the governor.

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Tips to make sure you make good during the moment of truth this bowhunting season

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There is nothing more frustrating or disheartening to a bowhunter than a miss, and over the years, I’ve had my share. Months, weeks, and days of preparation are gone in an instant because something went wrong with the shot.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out when a shot is missed, and unless mistakes are corrected, we will likely continue to come out on the short end of things.

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