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Bevy of outdoors-related bills advancing in congressional committees in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania House and Senate Game and Fisheries committees met separately May 6 and took action on a wide range of legislation.
The lawmakers voted to send four bills on to the full House

Metro Area Fishing Report – May 17, 2026 – video
The recent warming conditions have helped and things are slowly sliding into “normal” lately.

How to catch ice-out lake trout in north country
Ice-out is over in Minnesota but still underway in northwestern Ontario, and for many anglers, that means it is time to catch lake trout. These deep-water denizens will start to move a bit shallower as

Here are your post-opener essentials for Minnesota’s stream trout
Among my many and various flaws, I will count among the worst my acute impatience with the “shoulder” seasons of the year. Fall, when the boats are put away and the ice is still too

Minnesota Legacy bill finds new life as session deadline looms
Minnesota legislators reached an agreement Friday on a $191 million Legacy funding bill that many State Capitol operatives just 24 hours earlier thought was dead for 2026.
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) appropriations

Michigan United Conservation Clubs will call it quits this summer
Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the largest statewide conservation organization in the nation, will dissolve this summer after nearly 90 years advocating for hunters, anglers, and trappers.
“Despite the deep commitment of its members, partners,

Drastic cut to Michigan DNR law enforcement included in budget approved by House Republicans
Negotiations continue in Lansing over a Fiscal Year 2027 budget with Republicans and Democrats offering vastly different approaches to funding the DNR.
While proposals from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Senate Democrats heed calls

Michigan DNR staff complete steelhead egg collection after lightning strike damage
After a lightning strike at the Little Manistee River Weir (Manistee County) threatened to derail steelhead egg collection for this season, the Department of Natural Resources rallied to collect approximately 4.2 million steelhead eggs for

Southwest Minnesota’s new ‘Hunt for Hope’ organization looking for kids to serve
There’s a new nonprofit organization in Minnesota focused on giving kids a great hunting or fishing adventure, and the founders are looking for more kids to serve.