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Michigan legislation would provide free hunting, fishing licenses to first responders and corrections officers
An Upper Peninsula lawmaker and many colleagues in the Michigan House want to offer free hunting and fishing licenses to first responders and corrections officers, though they face concerns about revenue loss.
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Jeremiah Haas: An Illinois mentor is still bringing joy to his former student
Recently, I was fortunate to learn the story of an Illinois sportsman who was a mentor to many young boys during his lifetime. As I sat down with Jay Wolf, who you may recognize from

Ryan Rothstein: With the fawning season comes hope, especially this spring
I never used to get too jazzed about spring. When I was a kid, I remember wishing away the seasons that weren’t fall, because any time that I couldn’t deer hunt was time wasted. Life

Minnesota’s shotgun zone for deer likely to remain as House, Senate strike bargain on environment, natural resources supplemental spending bill
New ways for dealing with waste — packaging, boat wrap, outdated electronics, sewer sludge and heat — are included in a conference committee agreement on the environment and natural resources supplemental budget bill.
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Michigan’s whitetail harvest, hunters both increase in ’23
Hunter numbers and the deer harvest both inched up slightly last year, according to the Michigan DNR’s latest harvest report, which was presented to the state Natural Resources Commission at its meeting earlier this month

Michigan’s statewide fishing report on May 17, 2024
Great Lakes bite is improving; toms are still strutting. A look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report from across the state on May 17, 2024.

Vacant Pennsylvania Game Commission District 1 board seat awaits action from Gov. Shapiro
The effort to fill the District 1 seat on the Pennsylvania Game Commission board continues, and it’s unclear if an appointment will be made before the July 12-13 meeting.
District 1 includes Butler, Clarion,

A passion for bettering habitat makes Craig DeJong Minnesota Outdoor News’ Person of the Year
In late April, at his home near Glenwood in west-central Minnesota, Craig DeJong was asked to reflect on the many wildlife habitat projects he’s helped come to fruition.
“Would you want to see one?”

With Illinois’ spring turkey season in the books, hunters wait for numbers
The last turkey has been called in in Illinois this spring, the last turkey hunter has tagged a bird – now it’s a matter of waiting as biologists do some calculating.
Will 2024 finally