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Mike Schoonveld: Nighttime fishing requires abiding by common-sense rules and knowing your insurance policy
There’s an “old saying” coined not long after the start of the Internet era in the 1990s that is simple: “Don’t believe everything you see or read on the Internet.”
Great advice and advice

Tom Venesky: CWD threat no reason to pass on venison
One of the main reasons we hunt for deer is food.
Sure, hunting to survive isn’t a necessity in this day and age, but for many of us venison is a delicacy, and it

Streams of Thought: Some final thoughts on land-transfer bills that failed to pass during Minnesota’s 2024 legislative session
Funding for an Asian carp barrier on the Mississippi River produced plenty of ink here and elsewhere, and deer hunters across at least a portion of the state were paying close attention to whether or

Wisconsin DNR sets harvest quotas for 2024 elk season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources today presented the elk harvest quotas for the Black River Elk Zone and Clam Lake Elk Zone to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board.
The DNR approved an eight-bull

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: There were better options for Isle Royale National Park
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 24, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Bob Gwizdz: Michigan’s opening day fever for walleyes was tempered a little this year
There’s an old saw that’s been attributed to Henry David Thoreau, about how many people spend their whole lives fishing without realizing it is not the fish they are after.
I was thinking about

Jeffrey Frischkorn: As age advances, the appreciation for a morning in the turkey woods becomes much more
Dang this drop-foot that snagged (again) some small tree branch hidden under a vernier of last fall’s fallen leaves.
A curse to be sure under any circumstances, much less on a morning set aside

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Confused about message on deer management
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 24, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Outdoor Observations: Sharing spots shore fishing in Michigan, and that’s just fine
Evening was fading quickly, and I really didn’t have the time to take the boat down to a lake and launch it for an evening of fishing. Instead I grabbed my rod and tried a