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Clarity provided on hook-setting devices added to Minnesota ice anglers’ arsenal this winter
For Minnesota fishing guides and anglers who use tip-ups while ice fishing, there will be a new tool to potentially include in your arsenal when hitting the ice: automatic, non-motorized hook-setting devices.
John Dunn,

Mike Schoonveld: Game fish spearing expanded in Michigan… Hooray!
Michigan has a long history of creating rules and regulations designed to increase opportunities for hunters, anglers, and other outdoor lovers.
Most recently, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission expanded the places where underwater spearfishing

Tom Venesky: Game, Fish merger for Pennsylvania agencies best done sooner than later
For something that is the norm across the country, the idea of merging Pennsylvania’s game and fish agencies wouldn’t seem like a hard thing to do.
But Pennsylvania isn’t like other states. The Pennsylvania

Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Jim Schott: ‘Be out there and experience it all’
It’s interesting when a kid born and raised in southeast Ohio makes his mark on the marshes and wetlands of northwest Ohio.
But, that’s the story for Jim Schott, the longtime manager of Pickerel

Outdoor Insights: Is growing number of (smallish) northern pike a concern on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs?
Ever wary of hammer-handle syndrome that wrecks quality fishing lakes, I called Greg Berg, DNR area fisheries supervisor for Mille Lacs, for some insight.

Debbie Walters’ career climbs up the ladder of Ohio’s Division of Wildlife
As the number of my college classmates, former work mates, and other professional fisheries management peers join the ranks of the retired, one that continues to clock in for work remains Ohio Division of Wildlife

Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Council names next executive director
During the Nov. 12 Minnesota Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council meeting, members approved a new executive director, Kristina Smitten, to take over the role that Mark Johnson has held for more than a decade.
While

Steve Carney: Store your boat properly, avoid spring headaches
Sadly, the open-water fishing season is over and it’s time to store our boats and accessories.
We were fortunate to have warm weather through November that kept a lot of us on the water

Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show starts Friday
The St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show kicks off Friday and continues through Sunday at St. Paul RiverCentre.