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Ralph Loos: Illinois duck hunters await changes to season framework
We’ve reached the cusp of the 2024 waterfowl season, yet many hunters in Illinois are already focused two years down the road – and for good reason.
These hunters are curious: will Illinois re-shape

New York Letters to the Editor: Reader alert: the Lone Star tick bite spreads terrible allergen
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 6, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: New York DEC being proactive on non-lead ammo
Remember when you were a kid and your parents said if you didn’t clean your room they were going to do it for you? Deep down, you knew that as much as you wanted to

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Come on DNR, draining Theresa Marsh now is just terrible timing
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 6, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Story piques curiosity about disappearance of B-25 bomber in Pennsylvania’s Monongahela River
The lede of our story about dredging up tons of junk from Pittsburgh’s rivers made me curious. If you want to know more, read the Heinz History Center’s blog, “The Mystery of Pittsburgh’s ‘Ghost Bomber.’”

Commentary: Wisconsin DNR Office of Communications failing in its responsibilities to outdoor public
The definition of communication is “the sending and receiving of information between groups in a face-to-face manner or through communication devices.”
It’s not complicated, so my question is why does the DNR’s Office of

State Roundup: Audit of Wisconsin DNR budget on tap
Wisconsin sportsmen will see an audit of the DNR budget after all. Sen. Rob Stafsholt (R-New Richmond) was successful in seeking such action on Thursday, Aug. 29, when the Joint Legislative Audit Committee directed the

Jeffrey Frischkorn: My vote for Ohio state fish? The largemouth bass
For the past couple of Ohio Outdoor News print issues, the reader’s “Sounding Board” has asked a simple enough question: “Is the walleye a good choice for the official state fish of Ohio.”
In

Steve Griffin: Is new technology in hunting and fishing better, worse, or just different?
I cringe when I hear talk of the “good old days.”
I know for many, the past is cloaked in warm memories, and I’ve got a few of them, but for me there’s also