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Illinois Letters to the Editor: Liking the switch from compound to crossbow hunting
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 28, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: It’s now illegal to “interact” with bears in Illinois as they continue to make appearances in the state
Suspicions that black bears are headed our way once again – Illinois has become somewhat of a summertime destination for the wandering species – means I wasn’t really surprised when the following question landed in

New York Letters to the Editor: Reader relates to Piatt’s turkey hunting situation
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 28, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Respectfully, Mr. McCaffery, he fully disagrees with your opinion
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 28, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Targeting Sharks (on purpose) during a fishing trip to South Carolina
We needed a break. After going through all the anguish of trying to get our house ready to sell, we were in the final phase of listing the house with a realtor. It was time

Wisconsin State Roundup: Thoughts on Vilas and Oneida deer herds, state turkey season structure
Vilas and Oneida counties are up this week as the third part of Steve Heiting’s five-part series reviewing the deer situation in 10 northern counties.
Heiting opens with a discussion from two loggers on

Notes off a soiled cuff: Would free fishing, hunting licenses help fill critical positions in Pennsylvania?
Like in Pennsylvania, Michigan’s leaders are having trouble attracting enough people to fill critical roles to protect society, so they have come up with a novel idea. A lawmaker there has introduced a bill to

Dean Bortz: Here’s how the Wisconsin DNR fish teams conduct their lake surveys
I recently received a hand-written letter to the editor from one of our regular readers in Two Rivers who checked in with a question.
His question: “Why in the world would anyone care about

Patrick Durkin: Registering nonmotorized recreational ‘assets’ makes sense in Wisconsin
Those of us with long memories perked up in April when voters at Wisconsin’s annual conservation hearings supported registering nonmotorized recreational “assets,” which often go adrift or are left stranded on weak ice.
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