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Michigan DNR doubles deer habitat UP grant fund
Conservation groups, K-12 students and landowners across the Upper Peninsula are expected to improve hundreds of acres of white-tailed deer habitat this year after receiving state grants generated from deer hunting license revenue.

Michigan Mixed Bag: Saginaw Bay Waterfowl and Outdoor Festival offers opportunities for hunters
The Michigan Duck Hunters Association Duck Stamp Contest judging will take place Saturday at noon in the park’s Saginaw Bay Visitor Center. All contest entries will be on display for the public. The Michigan Duck

YouTubers in Ohio plead guilty to slew of poaching charges
An Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife poaching investigation, conducted in collaboration with Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, resulted in a combined 40 guilty pleas from William I. Bethel, 28, of Columbus, and Justin

Ralph Loos: AI is going to raise important questions for hunters regarding fair chase
Columnist Jack Ammerman takes a stab at something each of us who hunt and fish should do at least once each year – he comes clean with a long list of things he “can’t figure

Jack Ammerman: I’m a hunter, an angler – but I’m not a know-it-all
There are a lot of things in the outdoors I don’t understand. While others seem to think they have answers, I don’t.
Here are a few that make me scratch my head. Read through

Handline fishing still in practice today for minimalist anglers
Adam Nelson likes to say that he was “born in the national parks.”
His father served as a park ranger, outside national parks in California and Wyoming and a national recreation area in Pennsylvania.<br

Deerassic Classic starts on Aug. 7 this year in Cambridge, Ohio
This year’s 24th annual Deerassic Classic will make its run on Aug. 7-8.
A celebration of all things outdoors, the Deerassic Classic is held on the grounds that also contain the Deerassic Education Center

Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Turkey taken illegally from Wayne National Forest
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the July 31, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Ohio DNR, DOW set to benefit from new capital budget
The Ohio General Assembly untied the state’s purse strings and gave the Ohio DNR more than $265 million for various capital improvement projects over the next two years.
This largesse was just part of