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Notes off a soiled cuff: Why so little talk of forward-facing sonar in Pennsylvania?
Why no talk here? We continue to be surprised that there is no conversation in Pennsylvania about the threat posed to fisheries by anglers using forward-facing sonar like there is in other states.
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Michigan’s Mike Kelly is the champion the Saginaw Bay watershed needs
The 7,000 miles of rivers that flow through the 8,700 square miles of the Saginaw Bay watershed have a long history of ecological calamity.
Dioxins in the Tittabawassee River, PFAS in the Shiawassee River,

State Roundup: Wisconsin deer hunting begins, and more news on wolf delisting
Good luck to all archery deer hunters as that season gets underway in Wisconsin. As of the deadline for this issue, Sept. 12, my thermometer read 80 degrees. That doesn’t sound like bowhunting weather, but,

Steve Pollick: Amendment to wild hog bill in Ohio should allow some hunting
Ohio hunters would lose their opportunity to shoot “Hogzilla” under legislation that has passed the Ohio House of Representatives and which awaits action in the Senate when sessions resume this fall. Maybe that’s OK.

Commentary: Is it time to tweak the Ohio muzzleloader hunt?
Is it time for Ohio to consider an amendment to the muzzleloader season? Current muzzleloaders are hardly primitive, just narrowed down to one shot. What is the difference in weaponry other than the lack of

Ron Schara: On pocket gophers and Minnesota fisheries management
I screwed up. A fella talked to me at Game Fair and said my recent column in Outdoor News about my great skills as a trapper of pocket gophers included a big error.

Ben Moyer: Lifejacket wear is easy and smart
On a recent windy and overcast morning, I thought poor fishing was the worst thing to deal with. But while paddling my kayak back toward the launch, a new concern appeared.
I witnessed a

Tom Venesky: What do bears have against trail cameras?
While perusing the images captured by several cellular trail cameras recently, I noticed a camera at one location was taking crooked pictures.
I had seen it before, and I knew exactly what caused the

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Nice job at Pine Island WMA
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 13, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.