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What to do when the longbeard you’re working is hung up and won’t come in
Only the birds know why they do it, but for some reason, plenty of toms will avoid wearing tags this spring by simply holding up outside of shooting range.
Every seasoned turkey hunter has

Ryan Rothstein: Make the most of your spring whitetail scouting window
It’s always amazing how quickly the world shifts into high gear as winter lets go. After being cooped up inside for several months, everything starts all at once and suddenly we find ourselves getting pulled

Sharpshooting program suspended by Illinois DNR after three counties added to CWD list
Three new counties have confirmed cases of CWD in deer, pushing the Illinois DNR to upend its unpopular sharpshooting program and once again refocus its approach to managing the expanding disease.
Effingham, Scott, and

89-year-old Michigan hunting and fishing group may shut doors soon
If Michigan United Conservation Clubs doesn’t raise $100,000 by May 1, “we will be forced to close our doors,” President Stephen Dey said in an email sent to members and supporters Monday.
According to

Push is on for Erie County to opt-in on New York’s pilot youth hunting program
Sportsmen and women from Erie County turned out in solid numbers on Wednesday, April 22, when the Erie County Legislature called a public hearing on a local county law that would allow 12- and 13-year-old

Mike Raykovicz: Leased land a contributing factor to the decline in hunting license sales
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting excited about New York’s upcoming turkey season.
Things are getting harder, though. Like many others I know I’m feeling the pressure of being shut out of

New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 23, 2026
Early days of May an exciting time for hunters, anglers. Here’s the New York fishing and hunting report on April 23, 2026.

2026 Pure Michigan Hunt winners get their prize packages
Winners from Livingston, Macomb and Wexford counties recently received their Pure Michigan Hunt prize packages, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced on Thursday, April 23. This year’s winners are: Bryan Alexander of Pinckney Mike

Outdoor Insights: U.S. Senate repeal on BWCA watershed mining ban sparks anger — and a conservation reckoning
The U.S. Senate vote that repealed the moratorium on sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed last week felt inevitable after Donald Trump was elected president in 2024. Leading up to last Thursday’s action,