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January 21, 2026

New York hunter gets his buck, then the bear that followed

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, New York /

It was only a few hours into opening morning of rifle season in New York, Nov. 15, and Sullivan County hunter Andrew Ritz had filled both his buck and bear tag.
The 38-year-old had crept into his wooden, elevated hunting shanty before daylight and waited for the woods to awaken. The first action happened right after sunrise, when he heard some deer stomping through the leaves behind him, which turned out to be two does passing through.

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Wisconsin celebrates 50 years of wild turkeys back on the landscape

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Fifty years ago this week wild turkeys returned to Wisconsin’s snow-covered landscape for good when the first birds were released in the Bad Axe River watershed in Vernon County.
Turkeys were native in Wisconsin from Prairie du Chien to Green Bay, but in the 1800s land changes and market hunting led to their demise.

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Patrick Durkin: Homely, but tasty, burbot gaining respect

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Vern Hacker has been dead since March 1989, but I recall his smiling face and deep respect for rough fish whenever someone makes news for catching a huge gar, burbot, sheepshead or another piscatorial pariah.
That’s because Hacker was the Don Quixote of fisheries biologists during his career with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Hacker always encouraged people to eat rough fish instead of burying them to fertilize their gardens or flowers. He especially despised those who tossed rough fish aside to rot, or killed them before dropping them back into the water.

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Looking for a new fishing boat in 2026? These options are sure to please

Gear & Gadgets, Home Page News, National Fishing /

If you’re looking to upgrade your current boat rig, or purchase your first one, plenty of great offerings exist for 2026.
Any of the models below are great choices whether you’re a tournament angler, weekend warrior, or simply a person who wants a great ride on their local lake or river.

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Jeremiah Haas: Oddity or normal? Illinois deer with canine teeth

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Just recently, a deer hunting friend of mine was boiling up several bucks to make European mounts. That evening, I got a picture of a deer he had harvested near the Mississippi River which appeared to have canine teeth. While I had heard about this before, this was the first time I had ever witnessed it.
Talking with several other experienced hunters who do European mounts, there have been a few around the Quad Cities area over the years.

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Edwardsville Gun Club in Illinois builds a community with hunter safety

Featured, Hunting, Illinois, National Hunting, National News, News /

Arthur Schuetz has taught hunter safety for more than 50 years, but the recognition he received recently marked something larger than a personal milestone. Schuetz’s award reflects the larger culture and mission of the Edwardsville Gun Club.
During a training session at the Gun Club, Schuetz was honored for helping more than 11,500 students earn their Illinois hunter safety certification since 1974.

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Popular ice fishing derby ending its run in Illinois

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The popular annual ice fishing event in Wauconda is preparing for “The Final Derby” – though the event’s future is unclear.
Mike Rodgers, who, with longtime neighbor Ryan Jacobsen, started the Lake Villa Veterans Association (LVVA) Ice Fishing Derby in 2009, said the 2026 installment, scheduled for Jan. 30-31 on Bangs Lake, will be the last for its current iteration.

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Scientists hail smallmouth catch as sign of improved water quality in Illinois’ Cal-Sag Channel

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A 3.9-pound smallmouth bass sampled by environmental research technicians in the Cal-Sag Channel may as well have been 15 pounds. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago sees it that way, and for good reason.
It is the largest smallmouth in more than 51 years of MWRD fish monitoring on the Chicago Area Waterway System.

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