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December 20, 2025

Warning signs for the tiger of the tundra? Snowy owl proposed for international conservation

Snowy owls often make the news in the Upper Midwest in winter when a few birds appear along the icy shores of the Great Lakes or flying around airports – open, windswept places that resemble the Arctic tundra where they breed.
This week, however, snowy owls are in the news for far more troubling reasons.

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Prints in the power: Take your wildlife tracking skills to another level

Fresh snow in the Pennsylvania woods is more than a pretty picture. It’s a notebook of animal activity waiting to be read. Learning to read those signs is a skill any hunter, trapper or outdoorsman can sharpen.
Nothing documents wildlife movement better than a fresh dusting of powder. The type of snow matters, too.

Prints in the power: Take your wildlife tracking skills to another level Read More »

Steve Griffin: Keeping ice fishing simple easier said than done

A guy I sometimes ice-fish near impresses me with his simple approach to the sport.
John carries his gear in a sled, sits in the open on a bucket, drills his holes with a hand auger, finds bottom with a clip-on weight, and uses spinning rods made sensitive with wire bite indicators from before Y2K. He catches plenty of panfish, his winter specialty. And he does it simply.

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