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Steve Pollick: Get a leg up now on next deer season
For many outdoors folks in Ohio, March and the coming of spring means the running of walleyes, white bass, and steelhead up various Lake Erie tributaries, or walleye jigging on the western Erie reefs. But

Michigan Reader Stories: An elk hunt 40 Years in the making
My Michigan elk hunt actually started back in the 1960s when I first applied for an elk permit. I applied for two years and then hunting was stopped due to poaching and low elk numbers.<br

Omnibus bills introduced in Minnesota, target budgets unveiled
The Minnesota Legislature reached its second deadline Friday, March 22, which means omnibus bills start to roll out for the various committees. The Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee finalized the first draft of its

A question-and-answer look at the ongoing Michigan gray wolf debate
Deer hunters, land owners and business owners in the Upper Peninsula seem in agreement that the wolf population is out of control, taking a toll on their cherished deer herd. Fall tourism needed to carry

Snowstorm halts goose migration in Upper Midwest, but much-needed moisture may help small wetlands
A spring snow goose migration thought to be two weeks ahead of schedule has come to a screeching halt, thanks to Mother Nature’s post-winter handiwork.
A multi-day snowstorm and unseasonably low temperatures that settled

Commentary: Time to consider earn-a-buck in Michigan?
I worked (now retired) as a supervisor for a lot of years, (a.k.a. problem solver). Not being handicapped with a college degree or a public trough to feed at, I had to produce results on

New game land in Philadelphia ready for bowhunters
Residents of Philadelphia won’t have to travel far to bowhunt this fall, with the opening of a new state game land within the city.
The 17.88-acre tract, which was donated to the Pennsylvania Game

Tom Venesky: Trespassing bill in Pennsylvania would restore private property rights as it pertains to retrieving hunting dogs
A bill recently introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate addresses the issue of trespassing and even includes dogs in the mix.
But will it be more bark than bite? Senate Bill 1087 was drafted by

Outdoor Observations: Change in Michigan’s coyote hunting season stirs emotion, but the commission got it right
A proposal to return to a coyote hunting season in Michigan that’s closed April 15-July 15 sure raised a lot of emotions in the hunting and trapping community.
I was surprised at the division