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Hunter/angler access on some state forest lands – still room for improvement
Hunters need access to harvest deer on state forest lands. DCNR opens more roads for hunting, but in some cases, parking is lacking.

Ohio DNR appreciates volunteer deer surveyors
Deer leader Mike Tonkovich recently sent out 18,000 requests

Antlerless muzzleloader hunt coming this weekend
Experimental hunt prohibits taking of bucks

At least one Illinois youth deer hunt cancelled due to federal shutdown
Corps of Engineers officials at Lake Shelbyville announced that they have cancelled its 5th Annual Youth Deer Hunt, which was scheduled for this weekend.

Wisconsin’s Oct. 22 NRB deer ‘science’ meeting could put state-employed scientists at odds with DNR, Gov. Scott Walker
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board is asking DNR, UW and other scientists for their concerns on proposed DNR deer management changes from the Deer Trustee Report

Have you ever seen a hellbender? Would you want to?
Endangered 2-foot-long salamander was once common in Pennsylvania, much of the East, but no more.

Getting Wisconsin kids hooked on fishing
Dan Durbin’s family fishes Lake Thompson in Oneida County

Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers visited Wisconsin in September
More than 100 outdoor writers and radio and TV show hosts take in Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago, Kettle Moraine State Forest and many other sights around Fond du Lac

Archery deer hunting in tough weather: playing the fronts
Bowhunting both ends of a nasty weather system can pay big whitetail dividends.