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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Remember folks, invasive common carp are different from our native roughfish
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 13, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: MN-Fish position statement on proposed walleye limit reduction in Minnesota
Minnesota’s sportfishing organization – MN-FISH – will not support or oppose a statewide change in the state’s walleye harvest limit from 6 to 4.
The decision by the MN-FISH board to remain neutral reflects

Commentary: Claims of ‘more bears than deer’ rings true for some Michigan hunters
I’ve heard reports from other Upper Peninsula residents about having more bear than deer on their deer baits during November (baiting deer remains legal in the UP). I’ve now had the same experience in Keweenaw

Notes off a soiled cuff: Assessing a huge problem with ‘forever chemicals’ in Pennsylvania waters
Just before this issue’s deadline, when the state Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Fish & Boat Commission issued a “Do Not Eat” advisory for all species of fish living

Michigan Letters to the Editor: DNR seems to favor private land hunting conditions
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 13, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Michigan hunters and anglers will pay the price of ‘doing,’ as we always do
Michigan anglers have remained somewhat silent on the state’s push to raise the price of hunting and fishing licenses – at least compared to Michigan’s hunters, who have not been as shy when it comes

Ohio Insider: Catching up with retired deer program leader Mike Tonkovich after well-deserved honors
I was pleasantly surprised when I had a news release come across my desk recently announcing that the National Deer Association (NDA) is feting our very own deer biologist Mike Tonkovich.
Well, that is

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Deer camp story rekindles the memories of yesteryear, today
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 13, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Commentary: Consider catch and release to support fishing’s future
Whatever we do while fishing today will impact the future of fish existence. As our complex world becomes more populated, I am concerned how human landscapes and waterway abuse impacts wild species. Does our future