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Commentary: Sporting groups encourage president to sign bill for school outdoors programs
Two national sporting organizations last week encouraged President Joe Biden to sign a bill to ensure public schools continue to receive federal funding for outdoors programs.

California’s governor signs bill raising taxes on guns and ammo
California will ban people from carrying firearms in most public places while doubling the taxes on guns and ammunition sold in the state under two new laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Sept. 26 that will

Joe Fellegy: Remembering outdoor writer Shawn Perich, and thoughts on transfer of public lands and waters
Because we were both interested in outdoor and conservation politics, Shawn and I often called each other to exchange viewpoints.

Early-season ducks, and a report from the deer stand
So far, the early duck season has been rather dismal. I have been hunting in various areas of the state, and it’s been a tough go.
Fortunately, blue-winged teal have been the most prevalent
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Statewide youth deer season runs Oct. 19-22
Minnesota’s youth deer season will take place statewide Thursday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 22. The season coincides with statewide teacher workshops.

Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report for Oct. 4, 2023
Still no fall transition with summer-like temperatures. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Minnesota on Oct. 4, 2023.

‘Tis the season: Be safe – and leave the drone at home this Illinois hunting season
I had to chuckle – chuckle, not laugh – and raise an eyebrow at a line written by Richard Perry over in the Letters to the Editor section.
Perry, of Brownstown, spilled a lot

Measure allows hunters to house Duck Stamp on phones
Conservation organizations and duck hunters applauded the Sept. 20 passage of the Duck Stamp Modernization Act (H.R. 2872) by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill provides U.S. waterfowlers with the flexibility of possessing

Language fixed to allow funding for hunter ed, archery in schools program, bill headed to Biden’s desk
Both chambers of congress rallied together in late September to fix language from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 that allowed the U.S. Department of Education to pull certain federal funding from schools that