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Same time next year: Here’s the benefits of perennial food plots
Drive through farm country and you will see “hay fields.” Most often consisting of perennial forages like clover, alfalfa, or pasture blends, these fields tend to remain in place year after year.
To wildlife,

Ohio Insider: What do harvest numbers from this spring season tell us about the turkey population?
Ohio’s spring turkey season is now in the books, so it’s time to put a bow on this year’s hunt.
As usual, I contacted Mark Wiley, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) lead turkey
Ohio Mixed Bag: Family donates 177 acres for wildlife area
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recently received a donation on behalf of Marion and Fred Conkel of 177 acres of land in Pike County for use as a public wildlife area. The property

Catching shallow-weed walleyes in the summer on Iowa’s Great Lakes
For the past 45 years, I’ve enjoyed fishing walleyes on the Iowa Great Lakes: Big Spirit Lake, East Lake Okoboji and West Lake Okoboji. For many years, however, I missed a real opportunity during the

Archery range at Pyramid State Recreation Area in Illinois receives much-needed facelift
The archery range at Pyramid State Recreation Area in Pinckneyville, Ill., is in the process of getting a much-needed facelift and renovations thanks to the cooperative efforts of DNR, the Perry County 4-H and Friends

Waterfowlers mourn the passing of legendary Roger Strand
Roger Strand, a “gentleman’s gentleman” whose decades of conservation work on behalf of wood ducks and other waterfowl, informed and inspired countless kids and adults alike across Minnesota and the United States, died peacefully in
Tracking dogs may now be used without a lead in Michigan
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission this month approved new regulations for tracking dogs that will allow them to track wounded game off lead. The change follows months of discussion between the NRC, Michigan United Conservation

Lake Superior’s swollen tributaries fuel steelhead passion
When someone teaches you how to fish their favorite Lake Superior steelhead river, you’re obligated to learn how precisely you may identify the place to friends.
Calvin McShane didn’t hesitate when asked.
“Just

Commissioner selection process altered slightly in Pennsylvania
The process for a citizen to be chosen to serve on the boards of the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions has been altered slightly.
A recent announcement made by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s