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Commentary: Be careful for what you wish when it comes to split woodcock seasons for Wisconsin
In-person and online participation in the annual Conservation Congress spring hearing will occur the week of April 8, with the in-person meetings taking place in each of the state’s 72 counties that evening. The online

Wisconsin State Roundup: Tips on where to see great egrets closer to home
It’s always nice to hear from readers. Recently, reader Jim March contacted our columnist Christine Thomas to share his positive comments on her visit to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.
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Symposium shines light on new insight into chronic wasting disease
Chronic Wasting Disease or CWD is of great concern to deer biologists and sportsmen as well. We’re lucky here in New York State that none has been discovered in wild deer since 2005, but I

Ben Moyer: Don’t take public land objections from politicians lightly
It’s not a surprise that some Pennsylvania senators recently expressed the opinion that the Game Commission owns too much land. They stated these views during the commission’s annual interview with the Senate Game and Fisheries

Mike Schoonveld: Federal funding, or lack thereof, has hindered development of wind energy projects on the Great Lakes
A report released by the Dept. of Energy in 2014 was supposed to be the green flag for a race to establish wind energy projects on the Great Lakes.
If that’s the case

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.