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Patrick Durkin: Youth-only hunts often trigger petty opposition
Even though Wisconsin’s hunter numbers have tumbled the past quarter-century, some adults get all pouty about the state’s two-day youth-only hunts for deer, waterfowl, and turkeys, especially when kids enjoy a little success.
During

Shapiro signs bill lifting Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban
The long-standing ban on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania has been lifted.
On July 9 Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill to repeal the ban – recently approved by the state Senate and House of

Commentary: The Voyageurs Wolf Project’s perspective on wolf hunting and trapping
Our research project, the Voyageurs Wolf Project, has studied wolves in northern Minnesota for over a decade, and we’ve made a concerted effort to not only do rigorous research, but also to share our research

Fish projects get warm reception from Minnesota’s LCCMR; projects related to CWD, bird flu also considered
At the end of June, Minnesota’s Legislative-Citizen Commission on Natural Resources heard presentations regarding 124 projects vying for approval this year. Commission decisions are expected later this summer.
The majority of the fish and

Seven ways to save some cash on your long-range scope setup
Long-range target shooting is heady sport. Thousands of shooters would love to indulge… if only they could afford one of those big scopes.
Well, maybe you can. I’m not going to promise every “cheap”

Steve Piatt: Numbers that jumped out from the 2024 deer harvest report in New York
I’m a numbers guy, from batting averages to golf handicaps to goals and assists. So, when the New York DEC finally releases its highly detailed whitetail harvest report for the past season, I dive into

Best of 2025’s compound bows: Here’s what hunters should ‘target’ this season
Vertical bows used to almost always lead their advertising or sales pitch with how many feet per second the model pumped out arrows. Sure, the “need for speed” was, and remains important, but brands today

What’s the process of a whitetail’s antler growth? It’s a 120-day marathon
He seemed to appear out of nowhere. I was scanning the overgrown pasture from my observation point when I spotted two giant, velvet-covered main beams hovering above the tall grass about 100 yards in the

Indian Lake dedication in Minnesota celebrates a decade of public-lands conservation
Winthrop, Minn. — More than 100 residents, conservationists, and project partners attended a dedication June 21 at Indian Lake Wildlife Management Area to commemorate more than a decade of wetland and grassland restoration.