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April 17, 2026

Michigan one buck limit up for vote: ‘We’re not balancing our harvest’

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DNR officials have proposed a “one buck rule” to restrict every hunter in Michigan to a single antlered deer per season statewide. The goal, as stated, is to better balance the statewide harvest and drive down deer numbers.
“It’s no secret we have been trying to promote, especially in the Lower Peninsula, an increase in our antlerless harvest,” Chad Stewart, a DNR deer program manager, told Michigan Outdoor News. “Really, what we’re striving for is a more balanced harvest.”

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Dean Bortz: Why, or when, do our Wisconsin deer hunters squeeze the trigger?

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UW-Madison graduate Meghan Henry conducted a survey on how hunters make a decision on when to take a good shot opportunity at a buck during the Wisconsin gun deer season in 2022 and 2023. Much of the information from her study was recently reviewed by the National Deer Association, with a summary listed on this page.

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Steve Carney: Early spring conditions on Lake Traverse

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April and May on western Minnesota’s Lake Traverse is always a great option for multiple sportfish species well before the inland (May 9) fishing opener.
I have been fishing this fine lake for 35-plus years, and it has undergone many changes, some good, some not so good. I just returned from my first spring day trip there with mixed results.

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Dan Ladd part of 10 who will be inducted into New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame in May

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Ten individuals will be inducted into the New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame next month, among them a very familiar name to readers of New York Outdoor News, as well as a foursome of Erie County residents.
NYON Editor Dan Ladd of West Fort Ann (Washington County) is among the 2026 class of inductees, which will be recognized at the Hall’s annual banquet May 17.

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Minnesota conservation officer helps elderly woman deter nuisance black bear

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A northern Minnesota conservation officer helped an elderly woman scare off a nuisance bear after it returned to her yard a day after his initial visit.
Ben Huener, who patrols the Baudette area, responded April 8 after the woman, who lives alone, reported bear tracks and damage around her home. She found bent bird feeders, torn food, and paw prints on her deck and was worried.

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Pennsylvania hatcheries produce ‘banner year’ for trout

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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission found a way to deter birds at its hatcheries, and it resulted in a banner year for trout production.
In fact, the number of trout raised at state hatcheries was so good that the agency was able to send 20,000 brown trout to New Jersey for its stocking program. In exchange, Pennsylvania will receive an allotment of warm water species yet to be determined.

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