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Bob Watson’s attention to detail, perseverance aids success of Pheasants Forever in Michigan
Thanks to their army of boots-on-the-ground volunteers, habitat improvement organizations like Pheasants Forever have made strides in increasing Michigan’s pheasant populations.
Behind every warm season grass mix that’s planted there is someone working quietly

Outdoor Insights: Update on muskie study from Minnesota’s Leech Lake, and a salute to Brown County PF
At the MN-Fish board meeting last Thursday, Aug. 7, Bemidji State grad student Baylor Short presented an update on the Leech Lake muskie study, which kicked off in May.
The research began in response

Ohio State football coach, Brian Hartline, keynotes outdoorsmen’s fair event
Sportsmen and women from across Ohio once again traveled to the Ohio State Fair to attend a “Sportsmen’s Summer Celebration” at the ODNR Natural Resources Park in late July.
The ODNR Division of

Steve Carney: Those pesky perch, and a serious rice crop that bodes well for Minnesota duck season
It’s been a tough fishing season so far for me on Otter Tail Lake, one of the most iconic walleye lakes in Minnesota. This was my go-to lake for decades, but recently the amazing perch

Minnesota Mixed Bag: Game Fair’s second weekend begins Friday
The second big weekend of Game Fair runs Friday through Sunday, Aug. 15-17, at Armstrong Ranch Kennels in Ramsey.

Minnesota’s Brown County Pheasants Forever earns 2025’s Outdoor Leaders Award
If you’re a Minnesota pheasant hunter, consider yourself lucky to have the Brown County chapter of Pheasants Forever on the beat in south-central Minnesota.
The chapter does a great many things for wildlife conservation

North Dakota places new restrictions on nonresident waterfowlers at the urging of resident hunters
Ron Nerva realized his out-of-state waterfowl-hunting plans were sliced in half Aug. 1. That’s when he read about changes to North Dakota’s rules for nonresident hunters.
Nerva, a waterfowler from Tomahawk, Wis., has owned

Wanted: Hunters to control deer numbers that are ‘decimating’ crops in southwest Pennsylvania
Washington County grain farmer Jim Lindley is cautiously optimistic that new and improved Pennsylvania Game Commission programs for agricultural producers will help rein in an overabundance of deer wreaking havoc on his crops and his

Minnesota’s natural bear foods more ‘normal’ this summer
This year’s natural food landscape in Minnesota’s bear country is going to be a different animal from last year, as this season likely will return to a more normal supply of natural bear forage.