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Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Can’t use extra lines to ‘locate fish’
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the April 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Commentary: Michigan United Conservation Clubs is on the ropes – can sportsmen really afford to walk away?
Michigan United Conservation Clubs – MUCC – is on the ropes. In a Feb. 27 announcement, MUCC indicated it is pausing its youth camp and magazines while dealing with financial issues.
“It’s tight right

Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Pole saw used to free buck
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the April 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Ohio DNR adds nine new officers
Columbus — Nine new natural resources officers (NROs) officially joined the ranks of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently, taking their oath of office during a commissioning ceremony at ODNR headquarters in Columbus. The ceremony marked

Feral hog bill struck down in Ohio by appeals court
A new and already-amended Ohio law that would ban the importation and hunting of feral swine has been put on hold, again.
That comes with the recent affirmation by the Ohio 4th District Court

Ohio’s South Zone spring turkey season gets a little later start this year; here’s why
If all goes as planned, Ohio’s spring turkey hunters should kill a tick over 16,000 birds this spring.
There remains a one-bird bag limit per hunter for the season that kicks off in the

Pennsylvania bill would lift shotgun plug requirement for snow geese
Legislators will soon consider a bill aimed at lifting the plugging requirement for shotguns during the snow goose conservation season, bringing Pennsylvania in line with federal regulations.
During a March 25 House Game and

Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Charges for use of prescription opioids on injured raccoon
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens. These reports are from the April 10, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Bipartisan bill to move the deer opener from Saturday to Monday is introduced
Since 2019, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has had the two-week season start on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and has tentatively approved to have the two-week season open this year on Saturday, Nov. 28, and end