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Duck seasons are set in Minnesota where the early teal hunt will continue
The Minnesota DNR has set the state’s waterfowl-hunting seasons for 2024, including offering hunters a five-day early teal season, with its opener slated for Sunday, Sept. 1.
The backdrop of the early teal season

Outdoor Observations: Carol Rose is certainly deserving of Michigan Outdoor News’ Person of the Year honor
Congratulations to Carol Rose, the 2024 Michigan Outdoor News Person of the Year!
A hard working and dedicated conservationist, the Hillman resident rose to the top of her game time after time on behalf

A tireless volunteer, Carol Moncrieff Rose is Michigan Outdoor News’ 2024 Person of the Year
Who could have imagined that a little girl dressed up like Annie Oakley would one day hold the highest volunteer position in natural resource management in Michigan – chair of the state Natural Resources Commission?<br

Gear & Gadgets: Federal’s Grand Slam Turkey Shotshells, and much more
Grand Slam turkey ammo utilizes Federal’s Flitecontrol ® Flex™ wads that open from the rear for controlled release of pellets, resulting in extremely consistent patterns. Flitecontrol Flex wads function equally well in standard or ported

Minnesota DNR’s Fish and Wildlife leader, Dave Olfelt, to retire as Kelly Straka takes over top spot
In an email to agency staff this morning, DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen announced that longtime agency Fish and Wildlife Division Director Dave Olfelt will retire effective July 3.
Strommen said that she is appointing

Pennsylvania legislator Dave Maloney to Gov. Shapiro: Game Commission needs transparency
The top Republican on the House Game and Fisheries Committee believes the recent meeting to appoint Stephen Smith as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission possibly violated the Sunshine Act, and he’s asking

Purple paint law is back in Michigan’s legislative spotlight
Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation to allow purple paint to signify no trespassing on private property, though the Department of Natural Resources has opposed the idea in the past.
Kalamazoo Democratic Rep. Julie Rogers

New York Reader Stories: A gobbler with 6 minutes to spare
One thing I have learned about turkey hunting in western New York at the ripe old age of 72 is to stay put until the very end of legal hunting hours (noon).
I hunt

27 CWD positives confirmed in northwest Ohio from 2,807 deer tested since fall of 2023
The numbers are in and testing is completed in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance area in north-central Ohio with a total of 27 deer proving positive since the fall of 2023. That is out