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Wisconsin State Roundup: A hat tip to Bob Haase and the many other great state conservationists
Thanks so much to Bob Haase, of Eldorado, for all he has given to conservation and Wisconsin’s outdoor community over so many years. Haase has been named the 2025 Wisconsin Outdoor News Conservationist of the

Steve Pollick: Turkeys are great, but there’s more reasons to be in the woods right now
Ah, April! The perfect time to get ready for…fall deer hunting.
What, no wild turkey? Of course wild turkey. But that hunting season still is a couple-three weeks away, at this writing, for Ohio’s

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Crossbows are good for the sport
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 4, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Technology? Fishing isn’t meant to be a ‘walk in the park’
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 4, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Agreement to transfer ownership of Shabbona Recreation Area deals a bad hand to Illinois anglers and hunters
People in Illinois who don’t fish or hunt aren’t likely to be as disturbed as the rest of us about the state handing over Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area.
That’s because they haven’t invested

New York Letters to the Editor: Safety, not handicap should be considered with crossbows
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 4, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: Hunters, anglers and New York’s new DEC commissioner will need to get to know each other
After a year with interim DEC Commissioner Sean Mahar at the helm following Basil Seggos’ resignation, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently nominated Amanda Lefton to lead the agency. It is assumed the legislature will

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: If ‘this,’ then why not have ‘that?’
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 4, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Commentary: It’s time to establish a hunting season for Wisconsin’s sandhill cranes
If you want to know what’s happening in rural America, ask a farmer.
Right now, if you ask Wisconsin’s corn growers and potato producers, they’ll tell you our state has a sandhill crane problem.