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Hammerhandle pike, AIS surcharges, and stranger things
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a phone number or information to report access problems to the responsible agency?

Age-old broadhead question: mechanical vs. fixed-blade
Many archers swear by fixed broadheads but it’s really about personal choice. Here is some exclusive insight into my impressions.

Deer issues dominate N.D. outdoor news cycle
Firearms hunting in North Dakota differs from the states to east, as it requires being successful in the annual lottery to obtain a tag. Each unit offers different odds, with tags for antlered or antlerless

Jack Ammerman: Why are hunters so quick to attack other hunters?
As executive director of the Michigan Pheasant Hunting Initiative, I posted an update video online about public lands where rooster pheasants will be released.
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The top modern ammo innovations every big-game hunter should know
New cartridges like the 6.5 Creedmoor and 7 mm PRC are built to keep their speed at long range, not to set velocity records. But if you’re shooting game inside 400 yards, your classic deer

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Is ethanol costing us ducks and wetlands?
Two items caught my attention in the October 23 edition. The first, a letter from Seth Henry lamenting the boondoggle that is the ethanol industry.
Commentary: Citizen groups and managing fish and wildlife
In a recent Outdoor News, Eli Mansfield, chair of Minnesota’s Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee wrote on the goals of the committee.

Outdoor Insights: The forward-facing sonar study anglers have been waiting for is finally here
Maryland DNR fisheries researchers including Ryan Gary and Joseph Love examined results from 73 professional anglers across eight MLF Bass Pro Tour events in 2025.

Tom Venesky: Sunday hunting incident in Pennsylvania paints a bad picture
When a bullet smashed through a window of a Berks County home on the last Sunday of the 2025 firearms deer season, the incident didn’t even make it to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s upper echelon