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Outdoor Insights: Reflecting on deer hunting opportunities in Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Elsewhere in this edition of Outdoor News, you’ll see details on a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pilot program that will pay hunters who choose not to use lead ammo on seven national wildlife refuges.

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Concerns about Project 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 9, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Feds try encouraging non-lead hunting with economic incentives
No Illinois wildlife refuge was selected for a pilot program that will basically pay hunters who choose not to use lead ammunition on federal sites. And, in an unrelated move, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Sharpshooter program numbers not changing hunter’s mind
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 9, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Commentary: Remembering New York’s Bill Conners, a tireless conservationist
Dan Ladd did a fine job reporting about the accomplishments of the late Bill Conners in the July 12 edition of the New York Outdoor News. Not only was Bill an accomplished outdoor writer, he

Wisconsin State Roundup: Time for DNR to fix the mess of discontinued co-op trout rearing program
If the Wisconsin DNR’s office of communism (communications) wanted to do something useful instead of blocking reporters’ access to DNR personnel and censuring responses of field staff to forced written questions from reporters, department personnel

Dan Ladd: Rethinking antlerless deer harvest in New York
With sporting licenses now on sale, the opportunity is there to apply for antlerless deer tags, or Deer Management Permits as they’re known. And after my annual summer deer and bear chat with DEC biologist

New York Letters to the Editor: Self-printing licenses another hurdle for hunters to overcome
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 9, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: ‘Keep Your Feet Wet Rule’ is key for future generations
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 9, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.