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April 16, 2026

In 50-49 vote, U.S. Senate ends copper-nickel mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

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A months-long effort by Minnesota and national conservationists to protect the Boundary Waters watershed failed Thursday morning when the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to pass House Joint Resolution 140. The bill now goes to President Donald Trump, who will sign it.
“The United States is unequivocally worse off today than it was yesterday,” said Ely-based Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters (SFBW) Program Manager Matthew Schultz. “The simple fact of the matter is that the Boundary Waters now has one less layer of protection, and, with the sense of victory fresh on their minds, Congress can do the same on a tract of land near you.”

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Pennsylvania Game Commission allots 12% more doe tags

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced at its April 11 meeting that 1,469,000 antlerless deer licenses will be allocated statewide for 2026-27, which is 12% more than the 1,312,000 antlerless licenses allocated for 2025-26.
In a presentation to the game commissioners April 10, commission Deer and Elk Section Supervisor David Stainbrook noted that more does need to be harvested to reach management goals in many wildlife management units, especially with chronic wasting disease spreading in the state.

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Minnesota bear numbers growing outside of their natural range

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Minnesota’s resident megafauna – the black bear – is one of the state’s great conservation success stories during the past several decades, its population expanding both in numbers and geographically. 
Today, the state’s population hovers between 13,000 and 18,000 and continues a gradual comeback from 2012, when numbers declined by roughly 50% from the highs of the early 2000s. Bear hunting, meanwhile, is growing in popularity.

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Turkey vocalizations every hunter should understand to break the language barrier

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Most turkey hunters have a grasp on the basic vocalizations that real birds make, but they often don’t understand what is being communicated.
Think of it sort of like a preschooler absentmindedly saying words for the sake of saying words, versus actually conversing with someone. One is background noise, the other is a method to convey meaning. This understanding is often what separates really successful turkey hunters from the rest of the crowd.

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Gretchen Steele: In southern Illinois’ outdoors, April lies

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Easter has just passed through, we’ve been eating big grey morels for a good week, and even the big sought-after yellows were found by a few in the last few days. Lilacs are blooming.
Then today, as I sat down with my plate of morels, bluegill, and an omelet full of spring greens for my lunch, the weatherman on the noon news forecasted snow tonight and in the morning.

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Commentary: Earlier deer gun season opener in Wisconsin long overdue

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I disagree wholeheartedly with Wisconsin Outdoor News Editor Dean Bortz when he says it’s time to think about an earlier opening date for the deer gun season. It’s not time, Dean, it’s way past time and, according to the majority of the letters to the editor I’m reading, I’m not alone.
Twenty-five years ago, when I was the regional warden for the DNR’s Northern Region – a position now called captain – I was part of the DNR’s Deer 2000 and Beyond effort.

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Commentary: One last pitch… crossbows need limits during Minnesota’s general archery season

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When “temporary” archery season crossbow inclusion first passed in 2023, Minnesota Bowhunters, Inc., was well aware that it was going to be an uphill battle for that legislation to expire and see a return to a 60-plus age limit and disability permits for its official sunset date of June 30, 2025.
Our legislative efforts in 2025 helped delay that expiration for another year, which allowed for the Minnesota DNR crossbow report to be published and give us more time to grow and continue fighting to preserve archery seasons for archery.

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Elk import bill, wolf conflict prevention see Capitol action in Minnesota

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A new bill in the state Legislature would allow elk to be imported into Minnesota from other states. HF4508 would exempt elk from the state’s ban on importing live cervidae. Rep. Josh Heintzeman, R-Nisswa, said the change would support Minnesota’s struggling elk industry.
“The elk industry in Minnesota has been struggling, and this would allow them another option to help with the breeding of elk here in Minnesota,” Heintzeman said.

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