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State Roundup: A potential budget shortage for Wisconsin wolf damage payments
Congratulations to all of the high school trap team members who competed at the national championships, with four Wisconsin high school teams finishing in the top 10 spots in the country. That’s really something.

Ryan Rothstein: Unplug from doom scrolling and get back to what matters in life
I recently found myself on a hillside, round about sunset, hand collecting seed from porcupine grass. If you’re wondering why someone would do such a thing and are now questioning my sanity, I assure you

Tom Pink: Can anything replace the valued Michigan United Conservation Clubs?
I’ve been thinking a lot about Jack Ammerman’s column in Michigan Outdoor News a couple months ago about the impending dissolution of Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) and Victor Skinner’s story that followed when the

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Remembering fishing friend and state legend Tom Neustrom
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 17, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Outdoor Insights: Minnesota loses a huge fishing advocate in Tom Neustrom
Tim Lesmeister and I devoted a segment to remembering Tom last week on Outdoor News Radio. Lesmeister recounted the tale of how Neustrom survived a gunshot as a Chicago police officer decades ago, before serving

Commentary: Incidental fall turkey harvest by Pennsylvania archers is not really a problem
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 17, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Tom Venesky: Vermont’s mountain lion return plan seriously flawed
I usually don’t care too much about what other states do when it comes to hunting and fishing regulations. When it comes to the outdoors, Pennsylvania is so unique – and blessed – that we

Commentary: Results of Oregon lawsuit could reshape public lands
Most of us first encountered Lord of the Flies in high school English class. It’s a story about what happens when the rules that hold a community together disappear – and how quickly order gives

Michigan Letters to the Editor: One way to stop perch decline is to thin cormorant population
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 17, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.