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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Crossbows aren’t archery gear
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Outdoor Insights: Public meetings on invasive carp coming up in Minnesota’s Mississippi River towns, plus more newsworthy bullet points
Late this month, several state nonprofits are hosting meetings in Mississippi River towns to engage the public on the status of silver and bighead carp.
Friends of the Mississippi River and the Lake Pepin

Ralph Loos: Turkey season is months away, but turkey concern here every day
We’re at the end of another Illinois deer season, shooting snow geese is not as satisfying as it was in 1998, and ice fishing appears to be a “come and go” proposition this winter.

Commentary: New York sportsmen and Suffolk County Parks are partners in conservation
In these times of increased challenges for sportsmen and women looking to find hunting opportunities in New York it is encouraging whenever we see local government agencies working to address this issue for our hunters.<br

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Disappointed in deer season
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

New York Letters to the Editor: Coyote hunting contest ban will result in lost funding
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 12, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: Is coyote contest ban just the start for anti-hunters in New York?
Reading Gov. Kathy Hochul’s press release announcing her signing legislation that bans coyote hunting contests, among others, it’s included supporters/commenters reads like a “who’s who” list of anti-hunters.
Of course, no one from the

Commentary: Bird, animal names fraught with historical and ‘cutesy’ perils
Let’s hope the American Society of Mammalogists is tracking efforts by the American Ornithological Society to rename all birds that honor people, and shouting, “Buck pellets!”
If you missed it in November, those zany

Winter salmon fishing in New York? Fish still biting as 2024 begins
It was an odd end-of-the-year and peculiar start of a new one for salmon fishermen on Lake Ontario.
As is often the case, the place to be was the Niagara Bar off the mouth