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Keep an eye on municipal access limitations at Vischer Ferry in New York
What’s happening, or not happening, with waterfowl hunting at Vischer Ferry in the Saratoga town of Clifton Park is something sportsmen across the state should find alarming.

New state-issued park permit limits hunting opportunities at New York nature preserve
New York State has issued a new use permit for a nature preserve in Saratoga County that is popular with waterfowl hunters, leaving in place a one-week duck hunting season and prompting proponents of hunting

Here’s how to cut down on the number of wounded roosters you lose
If there was a contest between upland birds across the country to determine which species has the strongest will to survive, first place would go to the pheasant. Quail, grouse of various varieties, prairie chickens,

Commentary: Wake up, educate yourself on Pennsylvania outdoor issues
In a letter in the Oct. 27 issue, headlined, Trying to Grab Our Money, the writer urged us to “wake up” and stop voting for the “crooks” behind House Bill 1300.
“Take time to

Iowa’s Clay County Ladies Pheasant Hunt keeps growing
In the movie Field of Dreams, a famous line is often quoted: “If you build it, he will come.” Something similar to “build it and they will come” is happening in northwest Iowa’s Clay County

Video: Bow bucks from South Dakota and Minnesota a product of adjusting within bedding cover
I showed up for a short out-of-state bowhunt in South Dakota on the afternoon of Nov. 7 and did a drive around the small property I had gained permission on.
Most of my planning

CWD detected in buck shot near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota surveillance zone
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced on Nov. 27 that a deer harvested during the opening weekend of firearms season near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
The

Wisconsin DNR Warden of the Year Bryan Lockman has seen a little bit of everything on the job
On Sept. 9 DNR Warden Supervisor Bryan Lockman received “The Watch,” a gold pocket watch given each year to the Wisconsin DNR’s game warden of the year by the Noyes family.
A couple months

Fur market slow to improve as 2023 trapping season opens in Illinois
By the time you read this the trapping season will have been open almost three weeks in Illinois. The first week at least was pretty mild, so I’m sure many trappers took advantage of this.