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October 16, 2026

Pondering Minnesota’s half-century whitetail “baby boom” and increased bag limits

It was a perfect day in late September. The summer heat had passed, and in its place came the soft sunshine of early autumn. That perfect day was my first ever in a deer blind – a patch of tall grass along a fenceline overlooking a half-chopped field of green corn stalks, their leaves lightly brushed yellow by the changing season.
I was 12 years old, impatient, and determined to harvest a deer on my very first hunt. After the sun rose, I decided I’d sat long enough. I walked out into the field, found a set of tracks, and decided to test my stalking abilities.

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Ohio’s duck season expected to be a good one

Just like anything in life, pleasing everyone every time is a difficult proposition.
So it goes with the setting of waterfowl regulations and seasons in Ohio, says Dave Sherman, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s biologist at Magee Marsh in charge of waterfowl. To whit, the state’s various waterfowl zones underwent a major change heading into this season, which opens in all of the state on Oct. 17.

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