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Fawning season — coming to an Illinois deer woods near you
Spring and perennial food plots can have a giant impact on doe and fawn health during the crucial periods of gestation and lactation.

Another look: spring slab crappies prior to the walleye opener
Think stealth and quiet when working shallow or suspended crappies during the lengthening days of April and May.

Harvesting Wild Morel Mushrooms
Where’s a list of tips for hunting wild morel mushrooms, including the when, where, and how to find them. Plus, 10 different options for preparing them and tips for storing your harvest.

A mixed bag of opportunities, successes for Montana turkey hunters
Bird numbers are recovering, but with weather, hunters may have to put in some time for a successful season.

Natural Resources Commission, DNR to create scientific panel on CWD
The purpose of the resolution is to have scientists and experts “advise the NRC, the DNR or other applicable agencies on further steps and actions which could be implemented to substantially mitigate or eliminate CWD

Georgia sees first hunting, fishing license fee hike in 25 years
Hunting licenses would rise from $10 to $15 and annual fishing licenses would increase from $9 to $15.

Annual youth turkey hunt a success
This year’s harvest April 22-23 tops numbers from a year ago.

Outlook good on opening day of New Jersey spring turkey hunting seasons
The statewide wild turkey population is currently estimated at 20,000 to 25,000 birds.

Louisiana Senate agrees to limit hunting sales tax holiday
Would keep state sales taxes from being charged on firearms, ammunition and archery supplies on the first weekend of September, but would no longer apply to off-road vehicles, airboats, pirogues, animal feed and some other