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Iowa’s mourning dove, teal seasons open in early September; here’s what to know
Iowa’s mourning dove season begins Sept. 1, and with the mild weather in the forecast and a later teal season, state wildlife experts are predicting a busy opening day.
“Anytime the opening day falls

Commentary: Food plots and chronic wasting disease are a bad combination
Reading two articles in the Aug. 1 issue, I can’t help but think that chronic wasting disease and food plots to attract deer is a bad combination.
With the spreading curse of CWD, why

Michigan Mixed Bag: Hillsdale’s Ava Downs wins Gold in Women’s Trap in 2025 Junior Pan American Games
Hillsdale College Student Ava Downs won a gold medal in women’s trap at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, on Aug. 11.
Downs qualified for the games at the USA Shooting

Recently-formed Raystown Chapter becomes Pennsylvania’s ninth Pheasants Forever chapter
Pennsylvania has nine Pheasants Forever chapters, including the recently formed Raystown Chapter.
The Raystown Pheasants Forever Chapter began in the spring of 2024 and works to improve wildlife habitat as well as further the

Ohio grant funding available for grassland habitat
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has $9 million of funding available to landowners who want to create grassland habitat that can support native wildlife, like northern bobwhite quail and other grassland-nesting birds.

Seven inducted into Ohio DNR Hall of Fame
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently celebrated and honored Ohioans for their lifetime achievements in conservation and protection of Ohio’s natural resources with a ceremony to honor Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame inductees and to

Notes off a soiled cuff: The option of using semi-automatic rifles coming for Pennsylvania deer hunters?
One could reasonably suggest that no lawmaker ever has had such a big effect on hunting in Pennsylvania as Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie.
After all, he is the father of all-weekend hunting here, shepherding

Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the right shotgun for you
Shotgunners looking to purchase their first shotgun or upgrade to a new one from a hand-me-down should consider several factors in their decision.
Outdoor News spoke with Jason Gentz, of Gentz Sporting Arms, at

Michigan Natural Resources Commission resolves to manage problem coyotes
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission earlier this month approved a resolution some have interpreted as a plan to reinstate a year-round coyote hunting season, but that’s not accurate.
“It’s a political spin,” NRC Commissioner