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April 2026

New York’s Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs holds annual awards banquet

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The Niagara County Federation of Conservation Clubs hosted its annual awards banquet recently, paying tribute to some of the top individuals in the world of conservation, as well as natural resource enhancement and protection.
The list of winners who’s represents a who’s who in the outdoor realm of Niagara County.

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Wisconsin’s Casting for Kids Fishing Tournament to pass $1M raised to fight cancer

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The eighth annual Casting for Kids Fishing Tournament will take place Saturday, May 16, on lakes Kegonsa, Monona, Mendota, and Waubesa with the expectation that this year the fundraising event will surpass $1 million to fight childhood cancer.
Founded by Mark Osiecki, the event was created to help children who are fighting cancer at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center and American Family’s Children’s Hospital in Madison.

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Commentary: Illinois recalibrates its fight against CWD

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There is a quiet that settles over the deer woods after the season. It is not silence, but a pause many of us trust – a familiar, brief stillness in the rhythm of the land.
For over two decades, Illinois hunters and wildlife managers relied on another kind of steadiness. It was determined, often controversial, but mostly effective. The aim was to hold chronic wasting disease at bay.

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How to fish those tricky, multi-species jerkbaits

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Technological advances have left no aspect of fishing untouched. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing is a conversation for another day, but jerkbaits are a classic example of this evolution.
There was a time when the choices were relatively few. And when it comes to anglers of a certain age, who among us didn’t have at least one blue original floating Rapala?

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Want to apply for a big-game hunt in the Northeast? Here’s what to know

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Scott Comfort was logging in online to check the results of the annual Maine moose permit drawing last year when he got the news from a friend who beat him to the technological punch.
“An old customer of mine messaged me and said, ‘I see you got drawn,’” said Comfort, of Big Flats, N.Y., who was one of the lucky lottery winners after 15 years of applying for a coveted tag. “I knew the results are posted online at about 6 p.m., and I check every year.”
That was just the beginning of Comfort’s luck.

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State-threatened tiny fish reintroduced in Illinois for first time

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The first project of its kind to take place in Illinois – and only the second in the country – placed 71 threatened freshwater fish in a small McHenry County stream.
It’s a huge deal for a tiny fish that has become rare in the state. Work on the project resulted in the first mottled sculpin release in Illinois history.

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