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Wisconsin hunters will get a sharptail grouse season this fall, its first since 2018

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that a sharp-tailed grouse hunt will be held this fall, the first since 2018. The season will run from Oct. 18 to Nov. 9, 2025. 
An application period will run from June 30 until Aug. 1 for entry into a limited-drawing lottery. Preference points from prior years will be honored.

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Minnesota DNR asks anglers for input on plan for four walleyes

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Changes in lake habitat, ecology, and conditions, coupled with technological advances in fishing gear and methods, are prompting the Minnesota DNR to seek public input on a possible reduction in the statewide walleye possession limit from six to four fish.
If enacted via a rulemaking process, the change would not become effective until May 2027.
“We consider this a proactive step to maintain quality walleye fishing,” said Brad Parsons, DNR Fisheries Section manager.

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Tagged fish lead biologists to school of invasive carp in Mississippi River Pool 8

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Invasive carp previously fitted with acoustic tags have led the Minnesota DNR and its state and federal partners to a school of invasive carp in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River at the confluence of the Root River in Minnesota, near La Crosse, Wisconsin. 
“Tracking tagged invasive carp like these help us identify where the fish are gathering in the river and target them for removal. This surveillance and detection effort is one key strategy that the DNR and partner agencies are using to prevent and manage invasive carp.”

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Man jailed for theft from Michigan state forest campgrounds

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A Sunfield, Mich., man returned to the Luce County District Court June 16 for a restitution hearing regarding his involvement in a series of state forest campground thefts in the Upper Peninsula.
Justyn Mark Spitzley, 36, targeted several payment collection sites in which campers deposit cash – known as pay pipes – last fall.

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Dale Hendershot named Michigan DNR hunter education Instructor of the Year

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Dale Hendershot of Gladwin is the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 2024 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year, an honor bestowed at the June meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Bay City.
“I am very humbled by this,” Hendershot said. “There are many deserving instructors, and I’m honored that my peers felt I was deserving of this.”

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New campsite reservation system coming this fall at two Ohio state forests

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A new system for campsite reservations is now available for Hocking State Forest and for Mohican-Memorial State Forest.
There are 23 campsites available for reservation at the Hocking State Forest Horse Campground, and seven park-and-pack campsites available at Mohican-Memorial State Forest. The sites were previously first come, first served camping areas.

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Bear tagged in Ohio’s Ashtabula County as researchers aim to learn about species’ expanding range

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The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, in partnership with the University of Dayton’s Gantchoff Lab, recently collared a female black bear in Ashtabula County to learn more about how this species is expanding its range in Ohio.
This is the first time a female black bear in Ohio has been fitted with a GPS collar. Black bears are rare in Ohio and are considered a state-endangered species.

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Iowa’s Volga River State Recreation Area offers year round recreation

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At nearly 5,800 acres, Volga River State Recreation Area is hard to miss.
Just a few miles north and east of Fayette, Iowa, Volga River has two campgrounds, one offering services to equestrians, and one offering services to traditional recreation vehicle campers with modern amenities; 22 miles of rugged trails, nearly all multi-use; a lake, a river, and the opportunity to hunt much of the timber prairie complex.

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