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September 22, 2026

Making sense of this year’s waterfowl report for Ohio hunters

For some duck hunters, the early September U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) annual fall waterfowl flight forecast is an eagerly awaited announcement.
The report provides insight to those who eagerly await each duck hunting season, wondering how good the shooting might get and which species they may expect to see in sizable numbers.

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Allegan County CO named Michigan’s Wildlife Officer of the Year

The Michigan DNR recognized Conservation Officer Carter Woodwyk as the 2025 Shikar-Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year, honoring his exceptional 10-year career.
The annual award, presented to Woodwyk at the Michigan Natural Resources Commission’s recent meeting in Lansing, is the highest state honor recognizing conservation officers who demonstrate exceptional dedication to natural resources protection, law enforcement and community engagement.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission’s chief of wildlife recovery glad to return to state

Forestry is very much a part of Scott Bearer’s family tree.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s new chief of wildlife recovery comes from a long line of woodsmen.
He learned to hunt from his father, who was chief of wildfire operations and planning for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. His great grandfather was the first district forester of Forbes State Forest in Westmoreland County.

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Commentary: The missing piece in Pennsylvania wildlife conservation

Today, Pennsylvania has abundant deer, turkeys and black bears, a growing elk herd, recovering raptors and river otters, healthy trout fisheries, and millions of acres of forests, wetlands, farms and mountains supporting extraordinary wildlife diversity. It is one of America’s great conservation success stories.
But too few Pennsylvanians understand how it happened.

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