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August 5, 2026

Minnesota DNR seeks public input on new Leech Lake plan

The Minnesota DNR is inviting citizens interested in Leech Lake fisheries management to share their thoughts on a draft update of the fisheries management plan for the lake.
The DNR last updated the Leech Lake Fisheries Management Plan in 2021, and in the new plan, the agency is aiming to reflect current public values and attitudes about how the lake should be managed.

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Devils Kitchen, a Southern Illinois gem, offers more than trophy bass

Tucked into the rolling hills of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge near Marion, Devils Kitchen Lake has earned a statewide reputation as one of Illinois’ premier bass lakes. But anglers who focus only on largemouth bass may be overlooking one of the state’s most diverse fishing destinations.

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Illinois deer permit sales spiked last year, but what about 2026?

Harvest gains were only moderate, but one thing about the 2025-26 Illinois deer season has statistically been proven as fact.
Illinois deer hunters were not sitting on the sideline. As the state hits the final stretch of preseason permit sales for the 2026-27 season, observers are curious if momentum gained by deer hunting will continue.

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Classified as songbirds in New York, interest remains for a state dove hunting season

New York State is in the process of overhauling its pheasant propagation and stocking program in an effort to attract more new hunters and reverse declining participation in small game hunting, but George Gedney think he has a better idea.
Gedney, who lives in Queensbury (Warren County) and has been an avid game bird hunter and dog handler for most of his life, likes the idea of more pheasants to hunt, but he thinks New York is missing a big opportunity to promote a bird that already has booming wild populations across the state – the mourning dove.

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