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Wisconsin turkey plan to get a 10-year ‘facelift’
The return of wild turkeys to Wisconsin is one of the DNR’s most successful restoration programs and the plan for managing those thriving birds is about to be updated.
The DNR informed the Natural

New York’s 2024 whitetail harvest up from 2023 but still below five-year average
New York’s white-tailed deer harvest increased by 6.4% in 2024 compared to 2023, with hunters taking an estimated 223,304 whitetails last season compared to 209,781 in 2023. The take, however, is below the five-year average

Al Lindner: Flexibility, finesse, and the tools that saved a recent, wind-blown trip in North Dakota
In my opinion, the best time to fish is when you have time. Work schedules, family time, life events, and other obligations often take precedence in our lives, as they should. If you want time

West Coast boats making a mark on Lake Erie’s big waters
While looking for a fishing boat years ago, one style that intrigued me was those commonly used on the big rivers and coastal waters of the Pacific northwest.
After owning an aluminum 20-foot

Commentary: Proposed cuts to forestry program more than problematic
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition sharply condemns a proposal in the agriculture section of the budget reconciliation package that would slash more than $100 million from the Forest Legacy Program – one of

Jeff Frischkorn: A day the waves weren’t too ornery on Ohio waters of Lake Erie
The winds and the currents were ornery and contrary, nothing unusual for Lake Erie.
Didn’t help matters for long-time fishing friend Bob Ashley of Mentor, Ohio. Bob fishes out of the Mentor Lagoons practically

‘Vortex Nation’ donates over $12,000 to VFW in Stoughton, Wis.
In less than two weeks, Vortex Optics raised over $12,000 for the Stoughton VFW in Stoughton, Wis.
In early May, Vortex sent out a post across the company’s social media pages announcing a limited

New York’s legislative session wraps up soon as Lefton confirmed, crossbow bill advances in Assembly
New York’s legislative session concludes on Thursday, June 12, and lawmakers have been busy in the chamber following the state budget passage that was finally realized in May, six weeks after the April 1 deadline.<br

Mike Raykovicz: Quality rain gear pays big dividends during New York’s wet May turkey season
I don’t know how it was in your neck of the woods this past May, but here in New York’s Southern Tier there were relatively few dry days. It was rain or intermittent showers almost