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Dan Ladd: Keep an eye on fire danger despite New York’s recent rain
I admit, I’m a weather geek and it’s something that dates back to a meteorology course I took in college. In fact, because of my broadcasting background – also primarily in college – my wife

A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will generate revenue and ease growth pressures in booming Western cities. Yet without clear details on how it will

Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Three anglers caught with 26 brown trout during release season
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the May 16, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

North Dakota hunter takes record-book moose with the help of local quilting club
When Christian Levitt, of Buffalo, N.D., drew a once-in-a-lifetime bull moose tag in 2022, he understood how special the opportunity was. Nearly 9,000 hunters had applied for a chance to hunt in the northwestern unit

Trapping season changes appear to have minimal effect in Minnesota
After rolling out regulation changes for trapping bobcats, fishers, and otters this year, it’s been informative for the Minnesota DNR researchers behind the scenes to assess how the changes may have affected preliminary harvest.

Deer meeting in Wisconsin’s Waupaca County turns to talks about CWD concerns
While the Waupaca County’s County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) met May 1 for three hours to make recommendations for the 2025 deer seasons, much of that time was spent discussing local cases of chronic wasting

Long-term delegates on Conservation Congress challenged in Wisconsin’s Washburn, Bayfield county
A degree of political backlash or reprisal seems to have crept into the election of Washburn County Conservation Congress delegates during the April 14 spring hearings, with the focus apparently on long-serving delegate Joe Weiss.<br

Group seeks National Park status for Shawnee Forest in Illinois
A new effort is under way to re-designate the Shawnee National Forest as the “Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve.”
Supporters say this change could bring big economic and environmental benefits to southern Illinois.

Pymatuning Reservoir is the perfect place for adventure along the Pennsylvania, Ohio border
It is said that only the stupidest anglers reveal their secret hotspots to other fishermen. I wonder if that is equally true of outdoor writers who not only reveal a favorite fishing location, but also