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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

Bob Gwizdz: Detroit River walleye fishing truly is world class
I have become increasingly convinced during the past couple of decades that the Detroit River offers the best walleye fishing in the world.
Oh, you can argue that other places offer bigger average-sized fish

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Barbed-wire issues? PF chapters are ready to assist
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 10, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Tom Venesky: Hypocritical to believe the Pennsylvania Game Commission isn’t political
Like it or not, politics is firmly entrenched in the operation of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
The argument that legislators should have no say in how the Game Commission functions is admirable, but not

Commentary: EPA action on ‘forever chemicals’ good for humans, fish, wildlife
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances underscores the agency’s commitment to addressing serious threats posed by per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals to public health and the environment.