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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Wisconsin DNR accepting shooting range applications through Aug. 15

Fishing, Hunting, Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Wisconsin /

The Wisconsin DNR is accepting applications for the Shooting Range Grant Program through Aug. 15.

The program provides financial assistance for safe firearm or archery shooting opportunities. Managers of public or private ranges or members of the public interested in building a new range may apply. Ideal ranges are located near highly populated areas and offer educational programming for the public related to hunting and shooting sports. For-profit businesses are not eligible for funding.

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Michigan Mixed Bag: State’s fishing seasons underway – or soon to be

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Michigan’s trout and Lower Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike seasons opened in late April, but a hots of other seasons are coming online soon – in Upper Peninsula waters, the walleye and northern pike possession seasons open May 15, which falls on a Friday this year.

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Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PF&BC helps Coast Guard at NFL Draft

Fishing, Hunting, Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Pennsylvania /

The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission assisted the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in enforcing a security zone on local waterways during the National Football League Draft April 23-25 to ensure public safety, safeguard event participants and protect the maritime transportation system.

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Illinois Mixed Bag: Illinois conservation police lieutenant receives Women in Law Enforcement Leadership Award

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Lt. Audrey Hoftender was awarded the 2026 Women in Law Enforcement Leadership Award in recognition of her exceptional leadership, professionalism, and measurable impact on both her district and the communities she serves.

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Wisconsin’s Star Prairie sporting goods store burglarized; $10,000 reward offered for information

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a Feb. 12, 2026, burglary of a federally licensed firearms dealer in Star Prairie, Wisconsin.

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