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July 3, 2025

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service debuts new federal and junior duck stamps

The 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – commonly known as the Duck Stamp – went on sale recently. The new Federal Duck Stamp and its younger sibling, the Junior Duck Stamp, debuted at a special event hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Mack’s Prairie Wings in Stuttgart, Arkansas. 

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Mike Raykovicz: Canoeing New York’s Susquehanna and Delaware rivers

I love my canoe. I’ve always enjoyed taking float trips with a friend to get away from it all, and my canoe allows me to do that.
New York offers canoers an opportunity to explore some of the most beautiful wilderness found anywhere or to enjoy a lazy day floating and fishing a local river. My two favorite canoeing rivers are the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers.

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Updated: Deer hunting proposals up for comment in New York

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced several proposed regulation changes to streamline use and reporting of hunting tags and provide new deer hunting opportunities. 
The proposed regulations consists of three components: using electronic hunting tags and revising the harvest reporting time period; providing enhancements for youth deer hunters; and making improvements to the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP).

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Outdoor Heritage Council’s habitat tour shines light on importance of funding for Minnesota’s outdoors

A group of about 30 people stood in knee-high prairie grass high atop a peak amid rolling hills that overlooked Lake Christina in west-central Minnesota on a sunny June 24 afternoon.
Shawn Papon, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Daryl Peterson, with Minnesota Land Trust, held a map that detailed thousands of protected acres within the Lake Christina Prairie Core.

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Here’s how to keep your duck dog sharp during the offseason

There is no such thing as a fully-trained dog. It doesn’t quite work like that, although we often frame it that way. There are dogs that are well trained, but they still need to run through the reps to stay sharp. Those dogs are also mostly the exception, not the rule.

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Minnesota DNR’s electronic license system launch date still to be determined

The early-March deadline for the Minnesota DNR to roll out its revamped electronic license system for users to buy fishing and hunting licenses or register recreational vehicles has come and gone with no new system in place. And after missing the deadline, no new launch date has been set for the system to go live.
“In March, and at other points during this process, we identified some features that need some additional work ahead of launching the system.”

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