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Laser rangefinders — the trusty tool helping hunters make better shots for 25 years
Hey all you hunting and shooting grandpas (even you grandpas-to-be) take it from this grandpa – laser rangefinders aren’t new fangled, high-tech, or unethical. The first successful consumer model came out in 1999.
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Ryan Rothstein: The fascinating way weather patterns, precipitation impact deer herds
The weather roller coaster continues, and it’s almost mind-bending to take a look back through data and actually see how drastic the swings have been.
Last year, following a record-breaking snowpack and insane winter

Are whitetail hunting changes coming to Michigan?
The Michigan DNR’s Deer Management Initiative – which involved two series of virtual meetings (a series in each peninsula) – has concluded and resulted in an order generated by the recommendations that the Natural Resources

Rhode Island lawmakers approve bill to ban “captive hunting” operations
Lawmakers have approved legislation that would let Rhode Island join the more than half of states with a full or partial ban on “captive hunting” — a hunt that occurs within a structure designed to

Outdoor Insights: Is a tripling of the pintail bag limit in 2025 really likely?
News headlines quickly amplified by social media a couple weeks ago suggested that a 300% increase in pintail bag limits across North America was a foregone conclusion for 2025 waterfowl hunting seasons.
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Dave Zeug: A .410 is the real deal in the turkey woods
When longtime friend Lon Ziehm talks turkey hunting, I’ve learned to listen.
He’s not only been wickedly successful at hunting public-land turkeys in Wisconsin’s Jackson and Clark counties, he’s always done it with single-shot

New Pennsylvania Game Commission director grilled by legislators
A recent legislative hearing to discuss the 2019 audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission veered into other concerns as legislators heard from new agency Executive Director Steve Smith.
During the June 3 hearing with

Gear & Gadgets: Abu Garcia showcases performance hooded sun shirt, and much more
Engineered to perform on and off the water, the Abu Garcia performance hooded sun shirt is a game-changer. Crafted with a focus on quality construction and purposefully designed fabric, it surpasses the standards of a

Minnesota DNR, Fond du Lac Band reflect on elk law that limits how big herd can grow
An issue that emerged from the 2024 legislative session focused on elk management in northwest Minnesota.
The Minnesota DNR sought more authority to grow the region’s elk population, while agricultural producers remained concerned that