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December 3, 2025

Commentary: New report highlights big returns to communities, jobs from conservation

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Investments to conserve, restore, and manage fish and wildlife pump billions into the economy, fueling jobs, powering the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation industry, and rivaling major U.S. sectors.
A new report, “Conservation Economy in America: A Snapshot of Total Fish and Wildlife-Associated Direct Investments and Economic Contributions,” reveals that fish and wildlife conservation generates substantial economic benefits.

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Minnesota’s deer harvest surpasses state’s total from 2024; Wisconsin also ahead of last year’s pace

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With a muzzleloader deer-hunting season that continues through Dec. 14, an archery season through Dec. 31, and a late “CWD season” for certain zones set for Dec. 19-21, whitetail harvest numbers will increase in Minnesota.
But as of earlier this week, the state’s hunters already had surpassed the kill from a year ago.

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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Respect others’ tranquility on the early ice

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First ice is exciting, but don’t be a dummy!
Yes, I’ve been a dummy, but I’ve been getting a little wiser with age. And this year I’m down a couple of pounds! You already know the safety precautions about being safe on freshly formed ice, so just do your best at heeding that advice.

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Keep it Clean grants awarded to Minnesota soil and water conservation districts

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The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has awarded its one-time legislative $200,000 allotment to various soil and water conservation districts in the state to support local Keep it Clean efforts aimed at curbing pollution on ice.
Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, and Lake of the Woods County SWCDs are the recipients of funding this year.

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Prison butchering program helps with Ohio’s surplus deer

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In a cooperative agreement signed on Sept. 24 between the Ohio DNR (ODNR) and the Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) at the Pickaway Correctional Institution, participating incarcerated adults received specific training on processing deer to be donated for distribution from local food pantries.
For the time being, the only deer being accepted at OPI are those that come from those procured by the ODNR Division of Wildlife biologists and other government culls.

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Commentary: Diversity may kill us as hunters, anglers and trappers if we fight about our differences

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Hunting, trapping, and angling have a diversity problem. Not the kind you’re probably thinking but the sort on the bumper stickers I used to see as a kid: “You Bet Your Dupa I’m Polish.”
Ask any hunter, angler, or trapper how they see themselves, and the response is rarely generic. Chances are they’ll self-identify as deer hunters, fly-fishers, waterfowlers, beaver trappers, grouse hunters, or predator callers. I suspect you get the drift.

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Ohioans create coloring book for young anglers

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The Ohio-based Fishing Foundation has expanded its outreach to kids by adding a new publication in its continuing effort to introduce kids to the outdoors.
The Learn to Fish Coloring Book for Kids is specifically aimed at children ranging from 6 to 8 years old. The coloring book series was preceded by the Learn to Fish book and the Hooked cartoon strip.

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