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Michigan Mixed Bag: Trout Unlimited to study Big Creek Dam removal
The DNR recently awarded a $75,000 grant to Michigan Trout Unlimited for a study of engineering, design and construction costs that will help provide information for removal of Big Creek Dam in Crawford County.

Ralph Loos: Mandatory reporting system offers good insight into Michigan’s turkey, deer harvest
Michigan’s turkey hunters followed some twists and turns on their way through the 2026 spring season – somewhat due to weather but mostly due to a significant overhaul of regulations and a whole set of

Jeff Frischkorn: Ohio DNR’s Put-In-Bay Aquatic Visitors Center well worth a visit
After touring the T-shirt outlets and ordering a pizza, a visitor still has bunches left to do in this speck of a community on South Bass Island.
One can pay to see the

PennWest professor David Argent readies the next generation of wildlife, fisheries managers
David Argent’s first fishing rod was one he crafted himself from a stick, a piece of found fishing line, and a hook fashioned from a nail.
He was 8 years old and on a

Tom Venesky: Motives behind some Pennsylvania hunting legislation makes no sense
There have been quite a few legislative proposals regarding hunting recently in Pennsylvania, and a lot of them don’t make sense.
A bill in the House would create a hunting and trapping education program

Ohio Mixed Bag: Whitetails Unlimited donates to Champaign County Outdoor Club
Whitetails Unlimited recently granted $33,593 to the Champaign County Outdoor Heritage Chapter located in Champaign County, Ohio.

Ohio Insider: CWD has established ‘pretty significant footprint’ in the state
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in an additional 41 deer this past hunting season in Ohio, bringing the total since the first finding in 2020 to 115.
That information comes from ODNR Division

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Venison 101 course is offered again
Penn State Extension will offer “Venison 101,” a blended course designed to help hunters optimize their harvest by offering a comprehensive look at venison processing and cooking.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: New Jarzynski book provides outdoor lessons from hunting dogs
“The joy of rabbit hunting is that it is not life or death. It’s a relief to spend the day in the woods with friends and family and not take life so seriously. It’s a