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Dredging project to boost habitat begins Lake Onalaska restoration on Minnesota/Wisconsin border
Restoration efforts are underway on Mississippi River’s Lake Onalaska with the first of eight dredging projects aimed at restoring fish habitat, improving water quality and benefiting other wildlife.
After more than two years of

What about a mutt for your next bird dog? Get the most out of your mixed-breed in the field
You want a great hunting dog, but the only papers he came with were lining his kennel at the shelter. Think you still have a chance?
Absolutely, say trainers who have worked with mixed

Ron Schara: Fishing trips with legends of sport and cinema
My, my, that was an awesome 250th birthday party, America.
Wow, 250 years. Where’d that time go? Gosh, America was roughly only 200 years old went I went fishing for the first time with

Catfishing on Ohio’s Seneca Lake with a pair of ‘pros’
When the young man walked up to the Ohio Outdoor News booth at the National Fishing Expo in Columbus last January, he gave away his identity as soon as he smiled.
All the years removed

New York’s sporting licenses set to go on sale soon; here’s what to know
The arrival of August means sporting licenses will be going on sale. At press time, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had yet to announce a hard date, but the agency expected hunting

Ryan Rothstein: Unplug from doom scrolling and get back to what matters in life
I recently found myself on a hillside, round about sunset, hand collecting seed from porcupine grass. If you’re wondering why someone would do such a thing and are now questioning my sanity, I assure you

Jeff Frischkorn: Reel Recovery organization offers help after cancer diagnosis
Words create worlds.
Or so says 20th-century Hebrew philosopher and theologian Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Words can install fear, provide comfort, change a person’s attitude, enlighten and encourage, or shred confidence and leave permanent

Tom Pink: Can anything replace the valued Michigan United Conservation Clubs?
I’ve been thinking a lot about Jack Ammerman’s column in Michigan Outdoor News a couple months ago about the impending dissolution of Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) and Victor Skinner’s story that followed when the

Looking for a new compound bow for the 2026 hunting season? Here are great options
Modern hunting bow speeds have largely plateaued in the mid-330s fps, with most flagship models landing between 330 and 350 fps which is plenty fast for hunting without sacrificing forgiveness.
Whatever your brand loyalty,