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July 30, 2026

Michigan’s infamous whitetail ‘Zeus’ continues to show off impressive antler growth

Though not a part of Michigan’s wilderness, an unusual whitetail buck named Zeus continues to draw attention of hunters and wildlife fans across Michigan.
Hunters can only dream about what it would be like to meet up with the odd trophy during the fall hunting season.

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Commentary: Latest Endangered Species Act rules equal open season on wildlife habitat

If your home was burned down, were you harmed? The answer is, of course, yes.
Left or right, red or blue, there are some things we can all agree are simply true. Yet the federal government has just ruled that doing the same thing to a threatened or endangered species – destroying the only home it has left – no longer counts as “harm.” Not legally, anyway. Not anymore.

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Mike Schoonveld: Diver modifications that make a difference for Lake Erie walleyes

By the time I started fishing for walleyes on Lake Erie, my boat was already rigged for salmon fishing on Lake Michigan. I had downriggers, planer boards, and Dipsy Divers, and all three presentations regularly produced salmon, trout, and steelhead. Often, all presentations worked equally well on the same day.
That’s why my early attempts at using all three on Lake Erie left me scratching my head.

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Minnesota DNR drawing down Lake Henry to boost vegetation and ducks

Lake Henry near Cleveland in Minnesota’s Le Sueur County has an ongoing drawdown through next spring for habitat improvements after the DNR designated it as a wildlife lake earlier this year.
The lake is one of 61 in the state with the designation, which allows DNR staff to manage water levels through temporary drawdowns. The process helps address issues affecting water quality and wildlife habitat.

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Breaking down the best firearms and cartridges for bear hunting

After several successful deer seasons, hunters often seek the challenge of new and bigger game. Many set their sights on a trophy black bear.
That’s a good choice because black bears are among the most widely distributed big game animals in North America and can be hunted in more than two-dozen states and several Canadian provinces.

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Steve Pollick: Public fracking in Ohio brings up quagmire of issues

The trouble with fracking here in Ohio is that it is as much a political problem as it is an environmental one, and it’s not going away anytime soon.
Witness the recent “fine tuning” in the recently passed Senate Bill 219, signed into law by our “conservation” governor, Mike DeWine. It’s a litany from oil-and-gas of lobbyists’ wish-lists and a thumbing of the nose by our elected officials at a public interested in keeping state parks, wildlife areas, forests, and preserves just that – wild.

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