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Steve Piatt: Move to paper licenses costs some New York hunters
I’m trying not to let a sore back or the fact that I’ve yet to harvest a deer despite many days of serious effort affect my mood, and I don’t think it has.
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Commentary: NRA, state of New York finally finalize lawsuits, so what was accomplished?
Six years and an unimaginable amount of NRA member dollars later, the National Rifle Association and the state of New York have concluded their rancorous legal battle.
Before even taking office, New York Attorney

Dean Bortz: Crop damage one corner of Wisconsin’s elk program needing attention
Years ago when a Jackson County resident and Conservation Congress delegate by the name of Al Jacobsen pushed hard for the Wisconsin DNR to establish an elk herd in the Black River Falls State Forest,

Patrick Durkin: CWD, sick deer, bones all common in SW Wisconsin
Mike Purnell and his brother Lloyd concede they can’t find every carcass, skeleton or bone after deer die of chronic wasting disease on the family’s 700 acres of farmlands in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Bill Hilts, Jr.: Your Prescription for better health – Fishing in New York
We all know that the freshwater fishery in New York is a world class act, offering some of the best angling action in the world for a wide range of species that few states can

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Longtime deer hunter offers tips to help restore the state’s herd
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 27, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

New York Letters to the Editor: Use caution in over-harvesting Central New York antlerless deer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 27, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Yes, move Thanksgiving if we can’t open gun season any earlier
Reader submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 27, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: Readers make things happen at New York Outdoor News
As we close out another year, our 20th at New York Outdoor News, I’d like to not only wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2025, but also thank so many of you readers for participating