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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board to meet in-person on Feb. 28 in Madison
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 a.m. in room G09 of the State Natural Resources Building to consider several proposed rule-making documents, a proposed land sale and
Sharptail grouse society leaves Wisconsin Wildlife Federation over dog training legislation
A bill moving through the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate has created turmoil between conservation groups that usually partner toward common goals.
Assembly Bill 512 and the Senate companion bill – SB 545 – would
New York DEC projects duck hunting season dates for 2024-27
Barring potential changes at the Federal level, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced duck hunting season dates for the 2024-2025 through 2026-2027 waterfowl hunting seasons.
To select the season dates
New York hunters, anglers, trappers get added flexibility for purchasing licenses
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that beginning with the 2024-25 sporting license year, the paper used for state sporting licenses and carcass tags will change from special stock synthetic paper
Mike Raykovicz: A little maintenance to gear ends another memorable hunting season
Here it is the middle of February and I’m just getting around to putting away my hunting gear until next season. I know there are rabbits, grouse, hares, and even squirrels to hunt until the
It’s a great winter to try the southeast Minnesota trout option
Down in the bottom-right-hand corner of Minnesota, some 700 miles of trout streams flow through the valleys between bluffs. They range from oversized trickles to wade-with-caution rivers. Finning in those cool, clear streams are brook
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania’s Provident family engages new generation in the outdoors
The ice came; the ice went.
Still, winter delivered a weeklong window when Pennsylvania ice anglers could indulge that passion they pine for. An account of one outing follows. Long-time readers may recall the
Bob Gwizdz: Enjoy the open-water winter wonders of Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay
The original plan for the first Saturday in February was to go the Muskegon River and fish for steelhead. But my buddy Denny Bouwens said the river was crowded on Friday.
“Saturday’s going to
Commentary: A few ‘bad actors,’ and millions of reservation acres in Utah closed to hunting
One of the vivid images from my childhood memory is that of the reaction of the community when my grandparents decided they needed to “post” their farm. I had no idea what the red and
