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March 26, 2026

Tips to make it a memorable youth turkey hunt this spring

Believe it or not, the spring youth turkey season in Ohio is barreling down on us quickly.
If you plan on taking a child out, hopefully you are getting everything in order. But whether you have or have not yet, there are some things you can do to help put the odds in his or her favor against a wily longbeard this year.

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Tyler Frantz: Pennsylvania’s Lebanon Valley College conducting hunter health study

As a 41-year-old in relatively good health – and someone who still plays competitive soccer with men 20 years younger – I shouldn’t get gassed climbing a mountain.
However, I do recall sucking wind while hiking out of a deep hollow toting a heavy pack during bear season this past fall, as well as how my heart pounded upon dragging multiple deer from the woods.

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Small conservation group honored for doing big work in western Minnesota

Since 1986, the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society has handed out an annual conservation award that recognizes organizations and individuals that show outstanding commitment to the state’s natural resources.
This year’s Conservation Award went to a small group in western Minnesota that does big work for wildlife.

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Diversity conference spotlights bees to birds in Ohio

A total of 860 outdoor enthusiasts attended the Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference on March 11 at Ohio State University (OSU).
This year’s theme, “Celebrating Success,” focused on the positive restoration of certain native Ohio wildlife species – most especially since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972.

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Suspending jerkbaits are deadly in early spring, and for more than just bass

Across Pennsylvania and around the bassing world, suspending jerkbaits are widely celebrated as outstanding springtime producers.
During early spring, some days seemingly the only lure that garners any action is this kind that rests dead motionless during a retrieval stoppage, then quickens by a rod flick – provoking an otherwise unwilling bass into biting. The same sort of inaction-action dance appeals to lots of other fish during spring, too.

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