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Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Anglers leave for a bit, put their buddy in a bind with warden
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from the Wisconsin DNR. These reports are from the March 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Time to get live sonar, underwater cameras out of modern day sturgeon spearing
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 7, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Dean Bortz: Habitat-based deer units back in place in Wisconsin’s forest zones
Wisconsin deer hunters who have been begging and pleading for the DNR and Natural Resources Board (NRB) to dump the Dr. James Kroll county deer unit system and go back to habitat-based numbered units like

Wisconsin State Roundup: An explanation on how same hunter could shoot two Oneida County bucks
I was more than a little surprised by the number of readers who called or emailed to ask how Rick Sievert, of Rhinelander, could shoot two Oneida County bucks with an air rifle during the

Commentary: The Nature Conservancy and its partners reach 1 million acres protected in Minnesota, Dakotas
The Nature Conservancy – a conservation organization committed to building a future in which both people and nature thrive – has announced a significant milestone: 1 million acres protected across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South

Commentary: Ohio’s Columbus National Fishing Expo never disappoints
My February has meant the National Fishing Expo for the last several years. I represent Ohio Outdoor News as I sell subscriptions for the company. However, the Expo has become more than a three-day job

Mike Raykovicz: How much is too much when it comes to the cost of archery equipment?
I don’t know about you, but 20 bucks for certain things is still a lot of money to me.
Twenty dollars for a pizza or a couple of Big Macs just turns my head.

Outdoor Insights: National parks are big business, so why are we gutting them?
Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced it would lay off 1,000 National Park Service employees. A week later, after some backlash, we were hearing that some of those positions would be re-hired, and that

Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania Game Commission receives fewer royalties from natural gas last year
At the recent House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on returning the opening day of deer season to Monday in Pennsylvania, there was an interesting exchange between Rep. Jim Haddock and Steve Smith, Game Commission