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Proposal would up the cost of hunting, fishing licenses in Michigan
Will Michigan’s hunters and anglers face a higher tab for doing what they enjoy doing most?
The question involves a staple of many wallets: the sturdy $5 bill. There are upsides and downsides to

Long-time Minnesota DNR naturalist settles in as coordinator for Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Last summer, when longtime Becoming an Outdoors Woman Coordinator Linda Bylander retired, experienced DNR state park naturalist Linda Radimecky stepped into the role. She says it has felt like a natural fit.
“I taught

Ohio’s inland ice starting to fade after one of best seasons in recent memory
It’s been the Super Bowl for Ohio ice anglers on north central Ohio’s Indian Lake this winter.
And, places other than Indian have seen their fair share of ice fishermen, too. Saugeyes have been

Warm temps likely to soon end ice fishing on Ohio waters of Lake Erie
On Feb. 10, sunny skies and temperatures that reached the mid-40s gave Lake Erie’s ice sheet the first insult to its integrity and made it no longer considered unscathed.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Spring-like weather bringing Iowa’s ice fishing season to early end
Ice fishing for winter 2026 is rapidly coming to an end in Iowa, including at traditional late season lakes across the far north part of the state.
In the past two days, a UTV

Hybrid ‘F1’ largemouth bass creating big controversy in Kentucky
Lawmakers, wildlife officials, and fishermen in Kentucky are debating an issue that has yet to create waves in Illinois: The stocking of a fast-growing and aggressive species of Florida largemouth bass known as “F1.”

Minnesota celebrates 75 years of wildlife management areas: ‘Save the Wetlands’ to 1.38M acres
Beginning Friday at National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic at the Minneapolis Convention Center, the Minnesota DNR will kick off its year-long 75th anniversary celebration of the state’s much-envied wildlife management area (WMAs) system –

Blue catfish gaining the attention of more and more Illinois anglers
Few fish in Illinois have captured anglers’ attention like the blue catfish.
Known for its size, strength and toughness, blue cats have gone from being little-known river residents to top targets in cooling lakes

Patrick Durkin: Citizens keep inspiring Aldo Leopold’s conservation ethic
Tom Heberlein (r) organized the first “Lodi Reads Leopold” event in Wisconsin in March 2000. By 2004, with help from the Aldo Leopold Foundation (represented by Sarah Lloyd) and then Rep. Mark Miller (ctr), Wisconsin