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Notes off a soiled cuff: Thoughts on turkeys, CWD in Pennsylvania, and more
By now, you likely have heard about researchers in Texas reporting last month on a case in which two deer hunters contracted a rare and fatal brain disease after eating venison from deer that may
Commentary: Public input important to Wisconsin deer work
County Deer Advisory Committees (CDACs) are done with this year’s work, but how much does members’ efforts impact all the variables that influence deer numbers, as their charter requires? The truth is, CDAC members are
Wisconsin State Roundup: A look at turkey harvest, and ways to contact your senators about wolf delisting bill
A quick look at the turkey kill so far shows that as of May 7, hunters had registered 32,417 birds. Zone 1 registrations topped the list with 9,111 birds, with Zone 3 hunters next at
Steve Griffin: Sometimes fishing is just “catch ’em then eat ’em”
A writer friend posted a Facebook dispatch in which he said he’d harvested a steelhead for the first time in many years.
He said it without any apparent shame, and there’s every reason to
Streams of Thought: Some fun with numbers heading into Minnesota fishing opener
The Minnesota DNR’s always-reliable John Nordby, an ELS program specialist with the department’s License Center, issued an email earlier this week with the latest in angling license sales numbers.
Like clockwork, Nordby hits “send”
Ohio’s South Bass Island on Lake Erie and Catalina in California have similar deer problems
Ohio’s South Bass Island on Lake Erie isn’t the only island with a deer problem. Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California appears to have one, too.
And in both cases, plans
Tom Pink: Hunting turkeys, but thinking about questions surrounding Michigan moose and whitetails
It’s time to hunt turkeys, but a number of recent news stories and opinion pieces in Michigan Outdoor News have me thinking about hunting bigger things.
Michigan United Conservation Clubs passed a resolution at
Mike Schoonveld: Fishing for food seals the deal in becoming a lifelong angler
I caught my first fish when I was a second grader when a family friend invited me to go fishing with him.
Geared up with cane poles and a can of worms, we
Commentary: Are we on the right path with fishing in Minnesota?
It’s time to ask: How is fishing in Minnesota? Some good, some poor? Is fishing getting better, getting worse, or no change? Is the DNR’s Fisheries Section doing a good job, a poor job, or
