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Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Speed, size matter in hot summer fishing
We’re in the hot-summer fish season right now, and it will last until around Labor Day. This is the time of year when speed and size come into play.

Court ruling may affect tax-forfeited forest land in Minnesota
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on May 25 in the Tyler vs. Hennepin County case eliminated some provisions of Minnesota’s property tax forfeiture law. Supreme Court justices ruled unanimously that the case violated the takings

Commentary: eDNA technologies are worth exploring in fish and wildlife management
Fish and wildlife conservation depends on management to maintain healthy and resilient habitats and species.
Management, in turn, depends on cost-effective surveillance. While this sounds simple enough, “cost-effective” and “surveillance” are oxymorons for most

Michigan Fishing Report – July 19, 2023
Good catches of perch occurred in 15 to 20 feet of water in various weed beds to the north and south of this harbor.

Commentary: It’s time for Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission to provide more protection for brook trout
Once again, Ben Moyer, in a recent column, provided an excellent perspective on the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s recent proposal to make brown trout catch-and-release in the state’s 12 stocked Class A wild trout

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy assessing fish contaminants at youth fishing events
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess contaminants in fish in several areas of Michigan – with a particular

Ohio Insider: “Science-based management should guide rules on emerging fishing technology”
We focused a lot of our efforts in the last issue of Ohio Outdoor News on live sonar in fishing and what it means for the future of the sport.
Now, for the rest

Old hunting club land a big addition to Delaware State Forest in northeast Pennsylvania
The property of a former hunting camp in Pike County has become a significant expansion to the Delaware State Forest.
The 555-acre parcel, located near Bushkill, Pa., was purchased by The Conservation Fund during

Fishing ambassador, Sol Curtis, named newest member of Ohio Wildlife Council
On June 30, the press release read: “Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has made the following appointments.” The eighteenth name on the list said that Solomon J. Curtis, of Dresden (Muskingum County), has been appointed to