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CWD in Minnesota: Here’s what hunters should know for the 2023 season
Minnesota’s archery deer-hunting season has been under way for almost a month, and the firearms season kicks off Nov. 4. One of the biggest discussions revolving around deer-hunting this season is chronic wasting disease.

Trapping tips: Here’s how to catch the crafty raccoon
Almost every New York State trapper has an ample raccoon population available to trap. That said, the raccoon often becomes the staple of the trapline or a trapper’s first catch. Here are a few techniques

Pennsylvania’s Scotia Barrens in Centre County is teeming with outdoor opportunity
Just northeast of State College lies a 6,500-acre geological wonder. This area is known as the Scotia Barrens.
Offering many outdoor recreational opportunities, the location is a unique “frost pocket” in which currents

Bear seasons hold great promise, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission
If you hunt Pennsylvania black bears, maybe for years without harvesting one, now is not the time to give up hope.
It’s true the odds of tagging a bear can seem long. Only somewhere

Commentary: Hunters need input into game Pennsylvania commissioner selections
The topic of state legislators involved in Pennsylvania Game Commission issues is not likely to go away until the real issue of the dynamic between hunters in Pennsylvania and the Game Commission is resolved. <br

Notes off a soiled cuff: 71-year old Pennsylvania hunter grateful for opportunities with a crossbow
The once bitter debate about whether crossbow use should be allowed in the fall archery deer season has cooled a lot in recent years because so many hunters use them to enjoy the autumn woods.

Spirit Lake man identified as victim of Saturday’s hunting incident at Iowa wildlife area
Joseph Salmon, 18, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, was injured Saturday morning while waterfowl hunting along the shore of a slough at the Spring Run Wildlife Area, in Dickinson County.
The Dickinson County Sheriff’s

Video: Use a kayak to beat tough winds for whitetail scouting
Kayaks are a great tool for whitetail hunters.
They are popular for helping people go deeper into areas as a way to avoid hunting pressure, and for better access into locations without bumping deer

If only these knives could tell stories …
Oh, I have a couple with some value; an older Morseth and a Ruana custom semi-skinner that’s no longer made, but they’re all legitimate “working” knives that have seen time in my deer pack, archery