MN Daily Update: Reduce conflicts with black bears this spring
Natural resources agencies from across the region are reminding citizens
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May 5, 2025
Avoid these common situations with puppies so they don’t become bird dog problems later
A lot of folks end up with puppies in the springtime. Most of those pups turn out just fine, but it’s almost impossible to find a dog that doesn’t have a few quirks. This goes for chihuahuas that will never set foot on non-manicured lawns, as well as pointers and flushers destined for the wilds.
Following are three common issues that can spring up, and how to avoid them.
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Commentary: Time to implement second half of Gary Alt’s plan with an October doe season in Pennsylvania
In the late 1990s I worked as a full-time wildlife conservation officer and part of my duties at that time was to escort Pennsylvania Game Commission deer biologist Gary Alt to his public meetings on antler restrictions if they were in my district.
The security escort was necessary because he was receiving threats from selfish/foolish hunters as a result of his antler restriction recommendations. Obviously, we know now the antler restrictions were a huge success. What people do not know is the second step of Alt’s plan was to have rifle doe hunting statewide in the last week of October.
Voter registration pitched at Michigan’s outdoor license dealers
Legislation to expand voter outreach to Michigan hunters, trappers, and anglers is moving through Lansing with the intent to get more to the polls.
“There’s a big push these days to get more folks access to the ballot box,” said Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles, who introduced House Bill 4136 in February. “We need to get more folks’ voices heard.”
HB 4136 would task the Michigan Department of State with providing voter registration applications to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to distribute to those who purchase a hunting, fishing, or trapping license.
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There are advantages to hunting the late season for turkeys
Your anticipation is peaking as the turkey season approaches, and the electricity running through your body is at high voltage as you step into the turkey woods in the early-morning darkness of opening day.
All of that enthusiasm might be rewarded with success. Then again, disappointment may substitute for fulfillment. With each day of close calls or no action at all, the nervousness that you might not fill a tag begins to affect your psyche.
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