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Bill Hilts, Jr.: Remembering New York’s Bob Cinelli — one of the top Great Lakes charter captains
P.T. Barnum once said that the noblest art is that of making others happy. Bob Cinelli was one of those people, especially when he was fishing – a true ambassador for New York’s natural resources

Streams of Thought: Minnesota DNR using drones in an attempt to boost pheasant research
I sucked it up, swallowed my pride, broke open my wallet, and bought a new smartphone last weekend. Similar to last time when I made such a monumental life decision and entered the local Verizon

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Why do tribes really want land transfers?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 26, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: Wildlife funding diversions and why we should be paying attention
As is the case for many Americans, Joe Arterburn’s money doesn’t go as far as it used to. On the one hand, it’s being whittled away by inflation. On the other hand, Arterburn is spending

Notes off a soiled cuff: CWD problem in Pennsylvania steadily growing worse
The situation with chronic wasting disease in Pennsylvania is steadily growing worse, Game Commission board members and staff stressed at their recent meeting. And it’s happening quickly.
In Wildlife Management Unit 4A, there were

Commentary: Opposed to end of year-round coyote hunting on public land in Michigan
On March 14, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission voted 4-2 to close the year-round coyote hunting season for three months from April 16 to July 14.
Despite hours of public testimony against the closure

Mike Schoonveld: Are lake sturgeon an endangered species?
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has until June 30 to decide if America’s lake sturgeon populations should be added to their list of species so close to extinction they deserve extra protection under the

Bob Gwizdz: Is new steelhead regulation on several Michigan streams keeping anglers away?
It was around noon by the time we got started recently on Michigan’s Manistee River below Tippy Dam, which is a big change from the way Jim Romine and I used to fish.
We’ve

Michigan Letters to the Editor: DNR, NRC made a mess out of Michigan’s deer hunting season
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 26, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.