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California Hills State Forest a unique parcel in New York’s Putnam County
It’s not your typical state forest, and that’s likely why the California Hills State Forest in Putnam County has a pretty solid following of sportsmen.
There are bigger state parcels; this one is just

Dan Ladd: Earning a second buck will force New York hunters to decide
There’s a situation I keep thinking about since the New York DEC rolled out the latest proposed regulations designed to encourage hunters to take more antlerless deer.
It involved a botched chance at a

Dean Bortz: Wisconsin NRB asking for support on DNR fee increase, dedicated funding source on April 13
Conservation Congress delegates have been looking at a dedicated funding source for the Wisconsin DNR’s fish and wildlife programs and the game warden force since at least the early 1990s.
Bob Ellingson served as

Patrick Durkin: GoWild crash elicits angry reactions from Wisconsin turkey hunters
“Thundering herd problem.”
That’s how IT (information technology) folks diagnose uncommon, but not rare, calamities when computer systems collapse as people stampede websites to buy coveted tickets for concerts, playoff games or hunting licenses.

Campbellsport kids win big at Wisconsin turkey calling contest
Three Campbellsport junior hunter safety instructors swept the field at the Milwaukee Journal -Sentinel Sports Show’s youth turkey-calling contest, held Sunday, March 8, on the sports show’s Outdoor Stage at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at

Commentary: Your Wisconsin Conservation Congress needs you
As the Wisconsin spring hearings approached, in the spring of 1978, there were noticeable articles in newspapers. There were more outdoor writers then.
Each spring, about that time, they each wrote an inspiring piece

Pheasant madness in March can be had at Wisconsin game preserves
During a spell of freakishly mild March weather in Wisconsin, I joined friends to hunt pheasants on two game preserves: Cackle Creek in southern Dodge County, and On the Fly in Fond du Lac County.<br

Wood duck becomes official waterfowl species of Michigan
Michigan state lawmakers voted on March 25 to make the wood duck the first official duck of Michigan. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the legislation (HB 4044) the next day, making the designation official. <br

Keith McCaffery, former state deer biologist, headed into Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
Keith McCaffery took his dad’s advice seriously.
When they were out fishing, his dad told the lad to look at what he enjoys doing in his spare time, and then try to find work