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September 4, 2025

Massachusetts Huntstock fest is biggest event yet

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For the past four years, hunting brands, content creators, and everyday hunters have gathered in early August at Wildwood Farm, in Westminster, Mass. for a weekend of celebrating the outdoor lifestyle, especially deer hunting.
The festival, held Aug. 8-10, has seen its share of changes throughout the years as the industry develops. Trends shift, content teams come and go, experts rise and then fade away, but the thread that keeps folks coming back year after year is the same: to connect with other hunters in a fun, laid-back atmosphere.

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Thick mats, big bites: Punch your way through heavy vegetation for late-summer bass

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There’s no question that you can catch a lot of bass during the late summer months by fishing weedlines, docks, and rock piles.
But if you’re more into catching quality bass rather than numbers, consider Tom Noe’s approach. Noe is a big bass specialist from Watervaliet, Mich., in the southwest corner of the state. He’s a “puncher” who has chased big bass throughout the Upper Midwest, keying on the thickest and nastiest vegetation he can find.

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Wisconsin wardens at work: Getting to the (ginseng) root of a problem

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation warden Shawna McDowell was assigned to the Vernon County station in 2005 after spending three years in Rock County.
She worked for the Iowa DNR for six years before being hired by the Wisconsin DNR. McDowell will officially retire at the end of 2025. Wild ginseng, Wisconsin’s state herb, grows in Vernon County and most southern and southwestern Wisconsin counties.

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Dean Bortz: Wait, there’s a trick to taking kids fishing

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Hey, I’m all for having fun. Who wouldn’t be, right? Especially as we age and our family grows, who doesn’t get a kick out of watching young kids have fun while also learning a few things about the outdoors, even if they don’t realize they’re gaining experience and know-how at the time. They’re just focused on having fun. As it should be.
But man, just how many worms does a guy have to thread on a hook and how many bluegills to take off the hook before these kids wear out?

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Minnesota petition seeks state oversight for drainage ditch permitting

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On Thursday, Aug. 28, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy filed a petition alongside eight other organizations and advocacy groups calling for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to review its agricultural drainage permitting process.
In the signed petition, the groups requested the MPCA begin overseeing a permitting process for public agricultural drainage systems that currently are managed by drainage authorities. Those drainage authorities typically are county commissions or watershed districts that grant requests regionally, according to Leigh Currie, chief legal officer for MCEA. 

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