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Patrick Durkin: Fresh fish took direct path to Mom’s heart
I don’t know the secret to creating a hunter, trapper or angler, but a key to failing those goals is a mother who won’t drive her kids to the woods or waters, and cook whatever

Research reveals extent of new challenges for waterfowlers as migration patterns evolve
Every autumn’s Grand Passage is different.
That’s the nature of waterfowl migrations. Seasoned duck and goose hunters in every flyway – Pacific, Central, Mississippi, and Atlantic – know this well.
Some years, waterfowlers

Preparing for a succesfull bowhunting season goes beyond target practice
I consider myself a graduate of the “University of Hard Knocks, and after logging more than 40 years of bowhunting experiences, I believe I have earned a master’s degree for opening-day regrets!
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Oldest conservation group in New York gets new leadership
The oldest conservation organization in New York has been under the same leadership for more than a decade, but that is changing.
Chuck Parker, who has guided the New York State Conservation Council as

Offer feedback on Minnesota DNR’s updated duck and pheasant action plans
Feedback on updated versions of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ duck and pheasant action plans is being accepted through Friday, Oct. 11.
“DNR technical experts, with input from conservation and tribal partners, have

Brandon Smith named Wisconsin DNR’s 2023 Game Warden of the Year
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Warden Brandon Smith was recognized as the Wisconsin DNR 2023 Conservation Warden of the Year.
Smith, a member of the DNR’s Racine/Kenosha warden team in the DNR’s

State Roundup: Wisconsin deer hunting begins, and more news on wolf delisting
Good luck to all archery deer hunters as that season gets underway in Wisconsin. As of the deadline for this issue, Sept. 12, my thermometer read 80 degrees. That doesn’t sound like bowhunting weather, but,

Sandhill crane group in Wisconsin seeks crop damage solutions
A review of crop damage reimbursement rules related to sandhill cranes in Wisconsin revealed that payments may not be made to farmers unless there is a sandhill crane season.
That’s the word received by

How will mild winter impact Wisconsin’s deer season as bowhunting opens Saturday?
Archery deer hunters should see more deer in the woods this fall compared to 2023, but those sightings won’t necessarily translate into a higher buck kill in 2024.
That likely won’t happen until the