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Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Illegal appointment of PGC chief
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 21, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Unique ‘canopy walk’ at Franklin County Metroparks in Ohio takes visitors through the treetops
The phrase “walk in the woods” has a whole new meaning for folks on Columbus’ east side and anyone else interested in the outdoors.
Franklin County Metroparks opened a new walking trail in mid-May

Outdoor Insights: Is a tripling of the pintail bag limit in 2025 really likely?
News headlines quickly amplified by social media a couple weeks ago suggested that a 300% increase in pintail bag limits across North America was a foregone conclusion for 2025 waterfowl hunting seasons.
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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Ditches are superhighways for AIS transport
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 14, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 and how it would impact hunters, anglers
After a busy few weeks of Farm Bill proposals, House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson released a discussion draft May 17 and formally introduced his bill May 21.

Commentary: Illinois biologist says investments on Upper Mississippi River should have fish ‘jumping for joy’
As a fisheries biologist for 32 years in Illinois, there are few songs that actually I can relate to my job. The Doobie Brothers classic “Black Water” is one of those tunes.
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Illinois Letters to the Editor: Time for DNR, all hunters to help manage our deer herd
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 14, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Instead of a beauty pageant, solicit votes for Illinois DNR projects
Illinois has gone ahead and gotten itself into the beauty pageant business, which is what the “I Love My State Park” campaign really sort of is.
According to DNR and the Illinois Conservation Foundation,

Commentary: New York Lawmakers running familiar anti-hunting playbook
There must be something in the water in the Hudson River. First it was the Bronx and Queens when U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) asserted with zero scientific evidence that traditional lead hunting ammunition “poisons