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No time for northern pike? You might want to reconsider
When I was a kid, which is getting to be quite a while ago now, northern pike were important game fish.
Part of that, I think, is that if you wanted to catch a

Walleye presentations for September – video
Five go-to presentations for late summer/early fall.

Outdoor Observations: Experts warn removing funding for archery, hunter-ed would contribute to nation’s mental health epidemic
The number is growing of groups and individuals opposed to the Biden Administration’s recent announcement that it was pulling federal funding for hunter education classes and the archery in the schools program is growing.
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Suttons Bay artist Chris Smith wins Michigan duck stamp art event
There was a time when hunting clubs were all about … hunting.
Not so today, and you don’t have to look farther than the Michigan waterfowl stamp program to see the benefits. The stamp

Michigan Mixed Bag: Early goose and teal seasons to open Sept. 1
Waterfowlers get an early start to the season on Sept. 1 when Canada goose and teal seasons open.
The teal season runs through Sept. 15 while the early goose season runs through Sept. 30.

Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Several deer, turkey violations from District 2
Field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers published in the Sept. 1, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Meet the freshwater drum, aka sheepshead, the ‘great grunting gaspergoo’
Among the freshwater fishes of North America, there exists a loose hierarchy of fame and public awareness. The fish near the top of that hierarchy are often those with the largest fisheries – the largemouth

Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Busted for illegally snagging fish on Maumee River
Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife published in the Sept. 1, 2023 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Thoughts on Pennsylvania’s Deer Management Assistance Program
We have heard so much anger expressed by hunters in the weeks since the Game Commission announced that it is, for the first time, issuing Deer Management Assistance Program tags in state game lands to