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Ron Steffe: Special day for young anglers nears with Pennsylvania’s Youth Mentored Trout Day
Of all the changes and ideas to improve angling in the state of Pennsylvania through all the years the Fish & Boat Commission has been in existence, Youth Mentored Trout Day is likely the best

Notes off a soiled cuff: Hat tip to Pennsylvania reader who disagrees
Every now and then, I like to tip my hat to a reader, especially one who cleverly disagrees with me. This issue, the nod goes to Theodore Hildabrand, of Eighty Four, Pa.
He doesn’t

Streams of Thought: Questions being asked about Mille Lacs regulations … and rightfully so
Someday maybe we’ll know what goes on behind the door of the “technical committee” room where state DNR fisheries officials meet in secrecy with tribal counterparts to determine, after hours of data sharing and alleged

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Red Lake legislation is damaging in many ways
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 29, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: An updated muskie-management plan in Minnesota is overdue
Minnesota was once the greatest muskie-fishing destination on the planet. That fact created a generation of new muskie anglers, built Minnesota businesses, and attracted nonresident anglers from around the world to the state.
But

Commentary: Time to consider earn-a-buck in Michigan?
I worked (now retired) as a supervisor for a lot of years, (a.k.a. problem solver). Not being handicapped with a college degree or a public trough to feed at, I had to produce results on

Tom Venesky: Trespassing bill in Pennsylvania would restore private property rights as it pertains to retrieving hunting dogs
A bill recently introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate addresses the issue of trespassing and even includes dogs in the mix.
But will it be more bark than bite? Senate Bill 1087 was drafted by

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Bring back baiting for seniors; cut back on the clear-cutting
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 29, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Outdoor Observations: Change in Michigan’s coyote hunting season stirs emotion, but the commission got it right
A proposal to return to a coyote hunting season in Michigan that’s closed April 15-July 15 sure raised a lot of emotions in the hunting and trapping community.
I was surprised at the division