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Ask a fisheries biologist: Categorizing Wisconsin trout streams by quality and access
Fishing for trout in small streams can be a lot of fun. It can also be very challenging. In our part of Wisconsin, tag alders line many trout streams and might leave only one or

August is salmon time on the Great Lakes, and especially in Michigan
A sarcastic grin comes to my face when I look at the August issue of a magazine that covers the Midwest or Great Lakes regions and it doesn’t have at least one story on salmon

Use summer to determine what deer rifle you want to use this fall
The week of regular gun season is the defining moment for your choice of a deer rifle.
You may not need to fire a shot to find how well it fits your needs. When

Some parts of South Dakota not immune to effects of heavy rains on pheasants
A series of heavy rainfall events in late June are clouding the pheasant-production outlook in some areas of South Dakota, although wildlife experts remain largely optimistic about the kind of bird numbers upland hunters may

Tips to make you a better walleye angler on Pennsylvania waters
To consistently catch walleyes, anglers must understand the characteristics of the particular body of water being fished. Many impoundments hold a decent number of these finicky fish in Pennsylvania, but often fishermen are unaware they

Minnesota DNR wildlife manager Randy Prachar calls it a career after 36 years
Randy Prachar, the Minnesota DNR’s Roseau River Wildlife Management Area wildlife supervisor, retired July 5.
Prachar spent 36 years with the DNR in various positions, always living his dream of working outdoors and with

“Back tag bill” signed as electronic or ‘other’ acceptable licenses are approved for New York hunters
New York hunters will soon be able to travel afield without a back tag or a physical hunting license, if they choose.
That’s thanks to legislation passed by both houses of the state legislature

Picking the right fishing line color – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using either a green monofilament line when fishing in cloudy water and either green or clear line when fishing in clear water. Fire line is good for aggressive fish with a

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