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Bob Gwizdz: Time to bring back the trout stamp in Michigan
Michigan’s proposed hunting and fishing license fee increase appears to be, if not dead in the water, on serious life support.
While the Senate version of a fee increase bill is still breathing, the

Ohio Lake sturgeon implanted with acoustic tags as part of longterm study
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit is partnering with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ohio State University, and the University of Toledo to electronically tag

Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council considers 54 projects that total over $500 million
Another cycle of hopeful applicants pitched their respective projects to Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council during two late-August meetings that lasted almost 19 hours collectively.
Various projects to expand wildlife habitat for prairie bird

Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 24, 2025 – video
Fall bite picking up. Inland lakes starting to turn over, with fish moving to the shallows. Perch are all the rage.

Minnesota DNR advisory committee’s report goes ‘live’
The Minnesota DNR’s new Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s finalized report gives the DNR and Legislature recommendations on various topics that both entities should consider updating or changing in the future.
The committee offered

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 24, 2025
Anglers on both of these fronts are scoring some action, with plenty of good tributary action yet ahead.

Michigan Fishing Report – September 24, 2025
Boat anglers did well targeting lake trout here, trolling and jigging for them.

Michigan NRC approves burbot limit, shorter sturgeon season, other regulation changes
Lansing. — Several fishing regulation changes, recommended by the DNR Fisheries Division, were approved by the state Natural Resources Commission earlier this month at its meeting at Lansing Community College.

Commentary: Congressional Review Act risks public land management dysfunction
Congressional Review Act Risks Public Land Management Dysfunction