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What is Gyotaku? If you can catch a fish, you can print it
A few years ago, not long after I purchased my current home, a friend pulled something out of his garage and offered it as a housewarming gift: a canvas fish print of a walleye. It

Purple paint law is back in Michigan’s legislative spotlight
Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation to allow purple paint to signify no trespassing on private property, though the Department of Natural Resources has opposed the idea in the past.
Kalamazoo Democratic Rep. Julie Rogers

With spring largemouths, water temperature can dictate the bite throughout the day
Hardcore fishermen want to be at the boat ramp at sunrise to hit the water before the masses even wake up. This is a good strategy throughout the summer, when recreational boaters take advantage of

New York Reader Stories: A gobbler with 6 minutes to spare
One thing I have learned about turkey hunting in western New York at the ripe old age of 72 is to stay put until the very end of legal hunting hours (noon).
I hunt

27 CWD positives confirmed in northwest Ohio from 2,807 deer tested since fall of 2023
The numbers are in and testing is completed in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance area in north-central Ohio with a total of 27 deer proving positive since the fall of 2023. That is out

The .270 Winchester is a hunting rifle worth owning
The .270 Winchester is an icon, an All-American icon, and a touchstone to our 20th century sport hunting tradition. It connects us to our fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers, and one of the most influential arms

Glenn Sapir: June is the month to target black bass in New York
June is a month to celebrate, and each day of the month has been set aside for several different celebrations. The honors begin on June 1 with Oscar the Grouch Day and Global Running Day,

Steve Sarley: The common carp certainly has its place among the fun to be had fishing
You set the hook and begin to reel. Whatever is on the other end of your line must be a monster, because it is fighting so hard. You win the battle and bring the fish

Bill would allow body cameras for Pennsylvania Game, Fish deputy officers
New legislation could extend the use of body cameras to deputy game wardens and deputy waterways conservation officers with the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions.
State Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna,