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Wisconsin 15-year-old, Forrest Grassel, wins National Championship Musky Open
Forrest Grassel, 15, of Seymour, Wis., was the top angler and Pete LaBorde, of Stratford, was the lucky ticket holder in the 38th annual National Championship Musky Open held on Eagle River, Wis., area lakes

Southeast Pennsylvania streams deserve praise for September panfishing
A now obscure and defunct singing group called, “The Happenings” had a huge hit in 1966 with the song, “See You in September.”
First hearing it as teenager, I thought it was the Beach

Jeffrey Frischkorn: My vote for Ohio state fish? The largemouth bass
For the past couple of Ohio Outdoor News print issues, the reader’s “Sounding Board” has asked a simple enough question: “Is the walleye a good choice for the official state fish of Ohio.”
In

Steve McComas: Summer of 2024 brings big surprises on some Minnesota lakes
Here’s a mystery involving a single lake with two plant conditions.
Pike Lake in Scott County, Minn., presented a huge surprise during the summer of 2024. It’s a 50-acre lake with two basins separated

Steve Griffin: Is new technology in hunting and fishing better, worse, or just different?
I cringe when I hear talk of the “good old days.”
I know for many, the past is cloaked in warm memories, and I’ve got a few of them, but for me there’s also

Bob Gwizdz: Some big pike, and especially smallmouth, keep anglers busy on Michigan’s Kalamazoo River
Back in the ’80s, when I lived in Texas, I used to make annual pilgrimages to southeast Oklahoma or western Arkansas, to fish for smallmouth bass in the streams in the Ouachitas (which pass for

North Dakota land transfer bill sparks concerns
Outdoor enthusiasts across the United States have a wealth of places to recreate, in a variety of settings. Some prefer the serenity of a northern Minnesota lake, while others might favor a mountain hike in

Minnesota Conservation Federation rallies groups to set up conservation network
The Minnesota Conservation Federation hosted a kick-off meeting on Thursday, Aug. 22, for a new conservation venture, preliminarily dubbed the “Minnesota Conservation Network.”
The network’s goal is to serve as a conduit for groups

Russ Mason: Are natural resource agencies losing appreciation for paying customers?
When it comes to conservation and sustainable populations of fish and wildlife, state agencies are doing too much with too little.
“Doing more with less” is an unrealistic euphemism. More to the point, it’s