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Can’t find the deer you shot? A new tracking group in southeastern Minnesota is part of a growing network
Lisa Gargulak missed the first call. She didn’t feel her smartphone vibrate in her jacket pocket.
Who could blame her? She was sitting comfortably in a deer stand, on a crisp, sun-splashed, near-perfect morning

Pennsylvania groups oppose loss of $150 million from PGC Game Fund
An amendment calling for the transfer of $150 million from the Pennsylvania Game Commission coffers has sparked opposition from numerous hunting and conservation organizations.
On Aug. 30, the state Senate passed House Bill 1300

Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania respond to accusations, tell what happened to funds intended for CWD research
It has been four-and-a-half years since the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania held a press conference in Harrisburg announcing that the group was backing chronic wasting disease research done by Dr. Frank Bastian.
Bastian –

Fall fishing, hunting options aplenty at Francis E. Walter Reservoir in Pennsylvania
The fishing at Francis E. Walter Reservoir is not necessarily easy. But it can be deceptively good.
Located in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne and Carbon counties, the 80-acre lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Pennsylvania Game Commission issues new rules for deer in CWD areas
Protecting Pennsylvania’s deer and elk from chronic wasting disease remains a priority, now as ever. That hasn’t changed.
But the rules for hunters who harvest those or any other cervids outside of Pennsylvania or

Large Pennsylvania Game Commission acquisitions help to create new game lands
Pennsylvania game commissioners at their recent quarterly meeting added substantially to the state game lands system, with three deals especially noteworthy.
First, the commissioners approved an oil and gas agreement with Pennsylvania General Energy

Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever receive contracts with Iowa DNR to improve habitat
A series of contracts, including two with conservation groups, were unanimously approved at the September meeting of the Iowa Natural Resources Commission.
The contract with Ducks Unlimited (DU) calls for construction of a water

Michigan brood survey shows stable pheasant numbers
Results from the annual mail carrier pheasant brood survey show that southern Michigan still has pheasants and they’re still reproducing, but drawing any further conclusions from the survey is almost impossible, said Adam Bump, upland

Trail-camera traps: Try these three early-season, off-the-path ideas
When it comes to trail camera placement, hunters often lean hard on the usual suspects. Field and food plot edges are obvious spots. Logging or access roads that wind their way through the woods also