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Wisconsin learn-to-hunt days recruit new hunters with a local and international impact
Wisconsin’s Bloomington Area Sportsman’s Club and local landowners hosted Grant County Outdoor Sports Alliance’s (GCOSA) learn-to-hunt day for pheasants on Oct. 20, with 22 kids and adults, including nine University of Wisconsin-Madison international students from

New York’s Hanging Bog WMA is a big tract, and a DEC camp
The habitat in this Allegany County parcel, a mix of forest, rolling hills, fields, and marshes that include a sizable, man-made bog for which the property got its name, is a magnet for all sorts

New York Cuffs & Collars: ECOs find rotting bear, subject admits to shooting it over bait in Orange County
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the Dec. 13, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

New York natives Calandrelli, Pollard — two legends in the turkey-calling world — get NWTF ‘Hall of Fame’ call
A pair of New York natives, both legends in the turkey-calling world, will be part of a trio of individuals to be inducted into the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Grand National Calling Championships Hall of

Dan Ladd: Retirement equity needed for New York outdoor law enforcement
This month, nine new Forest Rangers and 26 Environmental Conservation Officers will enter New York’s outdoor law enforcement workforce. It should be, and certainly could be, more. What is a total of 35 graduates from

Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Duck hunter cited multiple times throughout the season
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from the DNR. These reports are from the Dec. 13, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: There’s power in having something to look forward to
It’s a good thing when you have something to look forward to.
As this is being written, I am in Virginia visiting family – including my mother in law who turns 95 this

From mines to the metro, here are some hard-water opportunities for inland trout in Minnesota
The winter trout season may not draw the fanfare and hoopla of the spring walleye opener in Minnesota, but try telling that to a devoted cadre of hardcore, hard-water anglers. Although most ice-fishing opportunities exist

Dean Bortz: Let’s move Thanksgiving out of Wisconsin’s deer season
This is a purely personal and selfish suggestion and one I’m making only because I think I’m growing cynical, ornery, and old – the old part maybe having something to do with the first two