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Easement lands provide multiple outdoor opportunities in New York’s Hamilton County
In May, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the final Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the Speculator Tree Farm, Perkins Clearing and also the Burnham Mountain Conservation Easement Tracts in Hamilton County.

Dan Wesson Firearms and the New York connection
If you asked a hundred gun enthusiasts, “where are the best pistols in the industry being manufactured?” Not many would immediately think of Norwich, N.Y. Yet, at the Dan Wesson facility, American craftsmanship and New

Five hunting breeds that are great dogs in the field and the house
My late grandfather, whom I called Buckeye, was a dyed-in-the wool bird hunter, a lethal wing-shooter, and a lover of good hunting dogs.
Growing up in the late 1970s, I vaguely remember one of

Tom Bahti: Early field hunts for ducks bring back fond memories
It was an October day sometime in the early 1980s. At the time I was the wildlife manager assigned to Shawano and Oconto counties, working out of the Wisconsin DNR offices in the basement of

Dan Ladd: Scrutinizing solar power projects on New York’s public lands
The New York State Legislature wrapped up its session and one of the bills that did not pass was S04408A/A10483-A, which, would have allowed the interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas owned by

State Roundup: An ode to Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller as his retirement nears
Larry Meiller has the longest-running radio call-in show in Wisconsin.
He started Wisconsin Public Radio’s call-in format in 1978. I did not know that. That’s pretty amazing. As most of you probably know, Meiller

Minnesota DNR adds five counties to deer feeding and attractant ban
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has added five counties to a deer feeding and attractant ban to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease spread, following detections of CWD in wild deer in new

R3 initiatives drive New York’s updated pheasant plan
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently released a 2026-2035 Strategic Plan for Pheasant Stocking, which intends to shift the focus on pheasant hunting in New York to R3 initiatives.
The plan,

U.S. Forest Service proposes permit cancellation changes for Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to its Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness permit cancellation policy that officials say would make more unused permits available to the public and provide greater certainty for outfitters