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New amendments to deer season regulations get reviewed by Michigan NRC
Proposed amendments made by Natural Resources Commission members at a meeting this month could dramatically change major modifications to the Michigan deer season that had already been recommended prior to the meeting.
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Flood project dispute slows progress for conservation projects in Minnesota
The Minnesota House Legacy Finance Committee failed to advance a funding bill for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council on April 15 after lawmakers fell short of the required votes, delaying support for future conservation projects.<br

Tom Venesky: Proposal for July 1 start to Pennsylvania’s ag tag deer season ‘ethically wrong’
Commissioner Kristen Koppenhafer made a point that every ethical hunter should agree with, yet she was in the minority.
During the April 11 Pennsylvania Game Commission board meeting, an amendment was made to change

Know when to go quiet in the turkey woods
I have loved spring turkey hunting ever since I started with my dad in upstate New York in 1975. It was all pretty new back then and we learned it together.
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Notes off a soiled cuff: Troubling genetics in Pennsylvania’s elk herd?
At the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s April 10-11 meeting, Commissioner Dennis Fredericks, of Washington County, asked agency elk biologist Jeremy Banfield if he is concerned about a century of inbreeding affecting the elk herd, with no

Hunter and trapper education appreciation day a big hit in southwest Ohio
A lot of talking, comparing notes, and networking took place at the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife (DOW) Hunter and Trapper Education Appreciation Day for southwestern Ohio. The Hamilton chapter of the Izaak Walton League

Out-of-the-ordinary tactics to tip the turkey odds in your favor
Let’s face it, most of us end up having to hunt pressured turkeys sooner or later.
Whether you are hunting public land, small patches of private land, with neighbors who like to over-call and

Ralph Loos: Sore arms and all, Michigan hunters, anglers throw out funding ideas
As with everything else we dig into our pockets to pay for, the idea of reaching in and pulling out a bigger wad of dollars to hunt and fish – without any sort of obvious

Texas 17-year-old wins U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest
A talented young artist from Texas has taken top honors at the National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest.
A blue-winged teal by 17-year-old Nina Liang will grace the 2026-2027 Junior Duck Stamp, which raises