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March 2, 2026

Month of March means trophy walleyes after ice out on Michigan rivers

Savvy Michigan anglers get a head start on the 2026 open water season for walleyes by targeting major rivers that walleyes run sometime in March.
Rotund walleyes, fat as pigs, stage well before the rivers are ice-free. As soon as the rivers break open and ice flows disappear, it’s time to target trophy walleyes.

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What stands out from Wisconsin’s overall deer season in 2025? A deep look into the numbers

Harvest totals for the 2025 deer season in Wisconsin were not yet final, but as of Jan. 20, hunters had registered 339,481 deer through all seasons.
Ryan Haffele, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) acting deer program specialist, told the Natural Resources Board (NRB) that number compares favorably with the 2024 total of 317,976 deer.
“Preliminary registration totals show that every season was well above the five-year average, except for the nine-day gun season,” Haffele said.

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A little redemption in the Ohio whitetail woods for this nonresident

As someone who lives outside Ohio, I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to hunt on private land in the Buckeye State for the past decade.
My hunting experiences have taken me to Holmes, Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Scioto, and Gallia counties. Based on what I have seen, whitetail deer hunting south of Interstate 30 in Ohio rivals any spot in the Midwest. While I have enjoyed many successful hunts in Ohio over the years, the 2024/2025 season did not go my way.

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