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September 5, 2026

Pennsylvania Fish, Boat officer says ‘no one asked us about losing deputies’

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Questions abound about the abrupt dismissal effective Sept. 1 of 174 deputy officers serving the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions.
Lawmakers, deputies and sportsmen alike have asked about why the action was taken so close to hunting seasons, what is the real reason for ending the long-standing deputies programs, and is there a plan in place to make up for the services supplied by deputies?

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Do waterfowlers, turkey hunters really need a 3½-inch shell with today’s loads? Examining the tradeoffs

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Do hunters really need a 3½-inch shell? Well, you do if you want more. A 3½-inch shell gives you more of everything. More is better when you’re talking about pellets downrange.
Those 3½-inch shells give you 1⁄8- to a ¼-ounce more shot above a 3-inch payload, and sometimes they’re faster, too. However, more is not better when the topic is recoil. Heavier, faster payloads kick harder. It’s physics. And more is never better when the topic is price.

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Restoration creates wildlife habitat, water quality benefits in Minnesota’s Marshall County

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In Minnesota’s Marshall County, the solution to farmers’ decades-long drainage and erosion problems along Swift Coulee came with partnerships and funding that transformed the project into a 9-mile-long stream restoration surrounded by 740 acres of permanent wildlife habitat with water quality benefits that extend to the Red River.

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