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Legacy Amendment in Minnesota: Is it working? Do people even know about it?
A wide-ranging discussion from the 2023 Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in Minnesota touched on many topics pertaining to the past, present, and future of the Legacy Amendment in the state, and a few prominent

Hearings set on challenges to New York gun laws
For parties on both sides of New York’s continuing gun law debate, Monday, March 20 is a date circled on the calendar.
That’s because on that date a three-judge panel of the United States

Duluth fly fisher has new book for Minnesota’s aspiring anglers
Released in December, the 358-page, soft-cover book by Carl Haensel is an information-packed exploration of Minnesota’s storied waters and where and how to catch fish on them with a fly.

Penn State study shows state’s private forest landowners want to use prescribed fire for management
Managers of public forests in Pennsylvania have been using controlled burns to manage state-owned tracts to promote tree species such as oak, reduce the growth of invasive plant species and even reduce tick populations for

Making memories hunting shed antlers
If you are a deer hunter, there can sometimes be no better feeling than knowing the big buck that eluded you last fall is still alive and kicking, giving you renewed hope of wrapping your

Big bluegills can be had in Minnesota! Here’s how to catch them
Walleyes will always be my favorite fish to catch through the ice, but this season I’ve had a banner year locating and catching big bluegills. Catching good numbers of bluegills isn’t a big deal, but

Two Wisconsin men face 50 deer poaching charges
A decapitated buck carcass found in a rural Waupaca County field resulted in two men facing heavy adjudication for shining and killing dozens of white-tailed deer since 2019.

Charges dropped in 2022 spearing incident as New York DEC meets with members of tribal nations
State Department of Environmental Conservation officials met recently with representatives from several Indian Nations to try and hammer out an agreement concerning the controversial issue of fishing, hunting, trapping and gathering rights for Indians on

Public invited to Ohio DNR open house periods March 6-10 to discuss fish, wildlife management
New fishing, hunting proposals on the table for comment.