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July 24, 2025

Public comment period open for environmental assessment for Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has opened a 30-day public comment period on the Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area Environmental Assessment.
This is a federally required assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act that evaluates the environmental impacts of the potential federal action of applying a Land and Water Conservation Fund encumbrance to 455.55 acres of the WMA.

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CWD-positive deer found not far from Pittsburgh

A white-tailed deer in an advanced stage of chronic wasting disease was discovered near the Allegheny County, Pa., border in early June, stoking concerns about CWD’s potential to spread to urban-suburban Pittsburgh.
The emaciated doe was found, and euthanized, in Freeport, Armstrong County just inside Disease Management Area 3, about 25 miles north of Pittsburgh.

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Enrollment now open for Ohio Landowner-Hunter Access Partnership program

Landowners may now enroll their property in the Ohio Landowner-Hunter Access Partnership, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Enrollment in the program is open until Thursday, July 31, and incentivizes property owners to provide land access to hunters. Since the program’s launch in 2021, nearly 31,000 acres have been enrolled.

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Ohio bear sightings on the rise

More sightings of black bears in Ohio this year could mean more bears are calling the state home. Or, it could mean more cell phones and doorbell cameras are catching more bruins on the wander, according to Katy Dennison, a biologist with the Ohio DNR’s wildlife division.
There is plenty of evidence that it is the former, not the latter.

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Ducks Unlimited Expo returns to Memphis August 1-3

Ducks Unlimited (DU) is proud to announce the return of the Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX) presented by Purina Pro Plan, taking place August 1-3, 2025, at the newly renovated Renasant Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. 
This premier outdoor consumer event will bring together more than 250 of the top brands in the industry, offering an immersive and interactive experience for outdoor enthusiasts, conservation supporters, and families alike.

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Recapping what North Dakota’s 2025 legislative session meant for the outdoors

One often overlooked area in North Dakota’s outdoors is the recently completed legislative session. Game and Fish Department Director Jeb Williams, deputy Director Scott Peterson, along with division chiefs and expert staff worked diligently for the sportsmen and women throughout the legislative session.
As a biologist in the field, it’s interesting to see Department leaders confidently testify on issues of significance, such as the social impacts of distributing deer tags or addressing hunter congestion and competition for high interest areas such as badlands mule deer hunting.

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