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Ask a fisheries biologist: Fishing can help out with the grocery bill
Living expenses are common concerns, but the cost of a fishing license has not become more expensive in Wisconsin. In fact, with reduced first-time buyer and senior rates, a fishing license might be more affordable

Veto override brings deer hunt for junior hunters to New York’s Erie County
Junior hunters age 12 and 13 years old can now legally hunt deer with firearms and crossbows in New York’s Erie County after the Erie County Legislature overrode County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s veto of the

Factors that figure into finding lake trout in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
One of my favorite Boundary Waters rituals is the exchange of fishing information on portages. It’s a chance for the outgoing angler to brag a little, and the incoming crew to get a leg up

Al Lindner: June is one of the top two months for open-water fishing
As someone who’s been in the public fishing spotlight for several decades, I get asked a lot of questions. There’s two, in particular, that come up on the regular: “What’s your favorite lake?” and “What’s

Young anglers can have great panfish action on Pennsylvania’s Pymatuning Reservoir
It seems that many people are making fishing a lot more difficult than it needs to be, especially for young anglers.
Very similar to the classic fathers who disregard the fun aspect of football,

Mike Schoonveld: BoatUS membership comes in handy when needed
I backed my boat down the launch ramp one predawn morning, guided by the lights on my trailer, the ambient lights in the area, and a pale sliver of moon overhead. I’d done it hundreds

Here’s what to focus on for finding June walleyes
June in the underwater world of the Minnesota walleye screams “transition time!”
It’s when the yearly fishing cycle sees schools of walleyes across Minnesota adapt from their spring (April and May) locations to their

Deer density estimates rise in year two of northeast Minnesota camera study
Three fawns were caught on camera at the same time in the summer of 2025 during ongoing research in northeast Minnesota designed to learn more about deer densities in areas of old growth forest.

Ohio’s Lloyd Lynch still punching hunting tags at 101 years old
Lloyd Lynch, of Dayton, Ohio, is a lifetime deer and turkey hunter who annually hunts in three or four and sometimes five states. One year he harvested nine turkeys across five states. From the mounts