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Is a Wolf a Wolf? Is a Coyote a Coyote?

A new, irritating wrinkle has emerged in the gray wolf delisting saga. I hope readers reviewed Tim Spielman’s wolf delisting story on the front of the Sept. 2 edition of Outdoor News. A taxonomic debate

Women in the outdoors – and on the cover

Has anybody else noticed that several national magazines in the outdoors-magazine section feature women on the cover this month? I was at my favorite bookstore yesterday and noticed this on at least two well-known hunting

Walleye locations in the early fall

During late summer and early fall patterns, walleyes can be deep, shallow or anywhere in between. If I’ve tried to convey one message to other anglers the past few years about fall walleye fishing, it’s

Summer sunnies and bluegill locations

I’m getting more questions about where to find big bull bluegills in the summer. For midsummer sunfish, I start in deep water locations. Monitor those spots near spawning structure. Sparse weedflats, deep water near spawning

State shutdown ends

The shutdown is over. Fishing and hunting licenses are for sale again, and state parks are in various stages of opening. DNR and other state employees are back on the job, and state conservation officers

A possible threat to recreational GPS?

As if sportsmen and citizenry in general didn’t have enough to worry about, what with the federal government on the brink of defaulting on debt, a Minnesota state government shutdown because of petulant, bratty lawmakers,

Summer crappie locations

Too many anglers associate crappie fishing with spring, then give up in the summer. Via some common sense, and a little help from your electronics, you can find crappies during the summer. There’s a myth

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