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Commentary: Bill to transfer Minnesota’s White Earth State Forest land to tribe divisive, unpopular, unnecessary
A new bill has come to my attention, and the ramifications are concerning. I believe the public deserves to know about it before the bill goes anywhere. Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton, has recently introduced

Streams of Thought: Transfer of more Minnesota state lands to tribes could have widespread implications
State legislators often are accused of much taking as sessions progress – your money (taxes), gun rights, just to name a couple. But would it make you feel better to know the elected have been

Two state forests among proposed land transfers to tribes in Minnesota
Legislation offered earlier this week by seven Minnesota House DFLers seeks to transfer state forest and other DNR-administered land surrounding Upper Red Lake to Red Lake Nation, the potential implications of which on area landowners,

No major changes proposed for Michigan elk hunting season
Michigan’s elk season lengths and quotas would go unchanged for the next two years under a proposal being considered by the state Natural Resources Commission.
Commissioners are vetting a proposal from the Department of

Commentary: Increasing Michigan’s Upper Peninsula bear licenses would benefit the deer herd
Increasing the Upper Peninsula bear harvest by issuing more bear licenses will increase recruitment of fawns, thereby increasing the white-tailed deer population.
Black bears are major predators on fawns. Retired DNR deer researcher John

Pennsylvania call maker Michael Lapp receives prestigious NWTF award
Pennsylvania is known for having some of the best turkey callers and turkey hunters in the country.
So it’s perhaps not surprising that the Keystone State is also home to some of the best

Outdoor Observations: Michigan biologists have done a fine job of managing the state’s turkey population
Turkey populations seem to be declining in many states to the south, but not so much in Michigan.
Michigan DNR Turkey Specialist Adam Bump said the state’s turkey population appears to be stable. That’s

Julie Sandstrom elected national board chair of Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock
The Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society (RGS & AWS) announced today that Julie Sandstrom has been elected as its board chair.
Sandstrom is co-owner and chief financial officer of Sandstrom’s, a

Michigan turkeys, now well established, originated from a flock of semi-domestic hens
There’s a good chance that the longbeard you level your sights on this spring isn’t completely wild.
Just ask Al Stewart. Michigan’s wild turkey population – or quasi wild, depending upon purity standards –