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Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 19, 2024
Walleyes on fire at Detroit; turkey numbers strong. A look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on April 19, 2024.

Deer season opening day under review in Pennsylvania
For Pennsylvania hunters still longing for a return to a Monday deer season opener, the Game Commission’s April 13 meeting was a bad news/good news affair.
First, the bad news: Commissioners approved opening day

Pine marten comeback plan is delayed ‘indefinitely’ in Pennsylvania
Responding to stubborn opposition by hunters, Pennsylvania game commissioners again postponed action on a plan to reintroduce pine martens to the state.
The decision to “indefinitely delay” acceptance of the American Marten Reintroduction and Management

Ohio youth turkey hunters nearly match last year’s harvest totals
Ohio’s young turkey hunters were largely successful during their special hunt on April 13-14.
Preliminary harvest figures from the ODNR Division of Wildlife showed that Ohio’s young hunters harvested 1,785 birds during the 2024

Public meeting set for April 30 to discuss Mississippi River Pool 13, a vital resource for hunters and anglers in Illinois, Iowa
Pool 13 of the Mississippi River is one of the premier fisheries in Illinois. Bass and walleye are particularly popular in this pool.
It is the home of an Illinois High School Association bass

Recapping a Wisconsin warden’s first gun-deer season opening day
Wisconsin’s nine-day gun-deer season opener is different from any other day afield for a DNR game warden, including small game hunting, May fishing openers, and waterfowl seasons.
DNR field wardens are assigned a permanent

Here’s what to do if you wound a turkey this season
Turkeys are tough. While a well-placed shot with a bow or a shotgun can easily bring down the baddest longbeard on the block, that’s not always a guarantee.
Bad shots happen sometimes. What you

Commentary: Time to eliminate southern Minnesota’s deer-hunting ‘shotgun zone’
Did you know that in southern Minnesota, you cannot hunt deer with a rifle?
I can assure you that hunters in our area are well aware of this antiquated rule. As bizarre as it

First deer ever shot by 23-year-old is a record velvet whitetail in Minnesota
Kyle Bauer, 23, from Owatonna, Minn., had a couple of weeks he’ll never forget in the middle of September 2023. Bauer married his wife, Hannah, on Sept. 23, then took a weeklong vacation to Costa