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Commentary: Changing forest management in the Adirondacks is concerning
We recently learned the shocking news that after 161 years of operation the Finch Pruyn paper mill will no longer be conducting Adirondack logging operations and will cease buying pulpwood for its Glens Falls mill.

New York Letters to the Editor: Filling multiple DMPs at once challenging under new system
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 18, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: New York DEC’s public archery ranges are for everyone to enjoy
In the previous issue (Sept. 4) of New York Outdoor News we ran DEC’s August announcement about a new public archery range that’s now open in Albany County; the second of its kind in New

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: CDAC process needs stronger oversight
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 18, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Commentary: Wisconsin’s suppressor law at crossroads
Wisconsin Gun Owners, Inc., calls on lawmakers to remove the state’s federal registration requirement and prepare for a potential legal battle.
A federal court ruling that struck down National Firearms Act (NFA) registration requirements

Commentary: Help transform the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame
The Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame has launched a transformation era under the guidance of a newly formed Advisory Committee tasked with restructuring and resurrecting the institution to its rightful prominence.
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State Roundup: Good luck to Wisconsin hunters embarking on another fall season
Well, what do you know, mid-September is here, and along with it we see the first signs of fall in Wisconsin in the form of some bright leaf colors starting to show up north, along

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Revisiting New York’s record chinook salmon, and the terrific 1990s
The year was 1991. George H.W. Bush was president, a gallon of gas was $1.14, the World Wide Web was made available to everyone around the world, the Soviet Union was formally dissolved, and “Dances

Commentary: Another perspective on citizen advisory committees in Minnesota
Minnesota’s fish, wildlife, and public lands belong to all Minnesotans. The decisions we make about how we steward resources today will have consequences long after any of us avid outdoorsmen and women are gone. I