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Every picture tells a story, Part II
The last time we met here, I described a couple of black-and-white photos from back in the early 1950s.

Forever remembering former Wisconsin Natural Resources Board member Jane Wiley
Jane Wiley called me in the summer of 2004 and asked to have lunch. It must have been late July, as I had just flown home from Edmonton, Alberta, with my latest Airedale puppy, Nightsun

Wisconsin’s Cuffs & Collars: Anglers try to hide panfish when confronted
Field reports from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources published in the June 30, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Learning more about S3DA with National Conservation Coordinator Patty Reel
One of the more exciting parts of the S3DA Eastern National Championship recently held at Rend Lake’s gorgeous archery course in Illinois was knowing that I would finally have an opportunity to catch up in

Acquiring antlerless hunting license in Pennsylvania turned out to be slow and difficult
The morning of June 26, I signed on to my Hunt Pa. internet account at 7:52 a.m. There was a nice countdown to the 8 o’clock start, when we hunters could begin the process of

Minnesota DNR removes deer feeding and attractant bans in 24 counties, adds 5 new counties
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced in a release on June 26 that the agency has removed deer feeding or feeding and attractant bans in 24 counties to focus restrictions on areas where risk

The story of Larry Leonard, central Minnesota’s “purple martin man”
“It all began in the early 1970s,” Larry Leonard said. “I built a purple martin house and put it up. Before I had the last nut tightened on the pole, martins were checking out the

The makings of a new angler, PK Pollick
The young man was constantly bugging Dad about going fishing, touring the fishing sections of sporting-goods stores, reading fishing magazines, books and on-line articles about fishing.

Catfish filleting tutorial – video
Some still say they don’t like cats because they taste “muddy” or “fishy” but that’s just not the case if you fillet them properly. Here’s how it’s done.