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DIY tips for turning a tiny travel boat into a fishing machine
It all started when my wife, Jill, and I bought a travel trailer a few years ago. We used it to successfully get the heck out of Minnesota in the dead of winter.
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Luzerne County man turns his Pennsylvania farm into a wildlife haven
Bruce Trumbower has a passion for habitat and sharing it with others
Twenty-five years ago he hunted his Pennsylvania farm during the first week of rifle deer season and realized there was a problem.<br

South Dakota volunteers building better fences to benefit the state’s pronghorn
South Dakota wildlife officials aim for a pre-hunting season pronghorn population of 58,000 to 79,000. The 2024 pre-season estimate was about 35,000, well below that range.
Some residents of the state want to turn

Wisconsin Waterfowl Association opens search for new executive director
With Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) Executive Director Bruce Ross looking to retire later this year, WWA is about to open a search for Ross’s successor.
Ross has served as WWA’s executive director for 6.5

How to read Lake Superior’s water for better fishing
Lake Superior is a monster of a lake that fishes much differently than do inland waters. Anglers can troll for hours without catching a fish (this is known as “washing lures,” which sounds at least

Jeffrey Frischkorn: Losing a fishing buddy is never easy, especially when that friend is also a brother
As a wise cousin said to me recently: “Before there were friends, there was family.” That’s true whether the family member is Clark Griswold or Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s “Vacation” franchise.
Before I

Wisconsin’s 2025 deer season structure ready for the Natural Resources Board
Aspects of the 2025 deer season framework will go before the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) during its Wednesday, June 25, meeting at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside in Kenosha.
The board will meet in-person

Michigan DNR says state deer harvest in 2024 was up about 7.6%
Michigan hunters harvested more deer – in particular more antlerless deer – last year than in 2023.
In all seasons combined, about 373,000 deer were bagged in Michigan, according to preliminary data reported by

Michigan DNR biologists remove lid that had been stuck on bear’s neck for 2 years
In a case that the Michigan DNR says highlights the importance of the agency’s bear-baiting regulations, state wildlife biologists in Montmorency County recently removed a plastic lid from the neck of a young black bear