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Michigan Mixed Bag: Bass Fishing Hall of Fame opens nomination season
Fresh off an induction ceremony that celebrated three influential members of the bass-fishing community, the board of directors of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame has opened the nomination process for the next class of

Ohio’s Jay Gullett wins both Fall Brawl, Walleye Slam on Lake Erie
Despite Mother Erie’s temper tantrums during October and November, hundreds of big walleye were still weighed in by anglers in the two fall walleye derbies again this year.
Both the Walleye Slam and Walleye

Dam removal on Ohio’s Stillwater River frees up multiple habitat miles
As part of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio DNR (ODNR) funded the removal of a low-head dam on the State Scenic Stillwater River in Miami County.
The project is intended to

The 2025 Ohio Outdoor News year in review
The year of 2025 in the pages of Ohio Outdoor News began and ended with state records in the fishing category.
In between were a lot more stories that made the cut for this

First-ever Congressional rollbacks of public land use now law
On December 11, President Donald Trump signed a series of Congressional resolutions into law that rolled back Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and RMP amendments for millions of acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in

A quick chat with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers’ Ryan Callaghan
Ryan Callaghan is best known for being a content creator for MeatEater, a company that provides content related to hunting, fishing and conservation through its website, podcasts and other media.
Called “Cal” by many, he

Candidates sought for Pennsylvania Game Commission board
The Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation is seeking qualified candidates interested in serving the Pennsylvania Game Commission as commissioners in the following regions.

Commentary: Pennsylvania needs to merge agencies or at least simplify regulations
It’s time! In fact the time is long overdue.
That fact was driven home to me a few weeks ago when I went to sight in an old friend’s rifle for him at the

Michigan’s hunting, fishing license sales very similar to ’24
Michigan hunting and fishing license sales remained relatively stable in 2025, with deer license sales similar to last year and a roughly 1% decline in fishing licenses sold.
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