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Rollback of stream protections threatens public health, habitat
Drawing on our 101-year history of protecting clean water and wetlands, the Izaak Walton League has launched a multi-year campaign to mitigate the potential damage from the recent Sackett v. EPA decision.

How long does it take to find a downed bird?
Chris Stewart, son of Al, the former upland game bird specialist at the Department of Natural Resources, shot a rooster that folded up as nicely as a fine linen napkin.
Outdoor Observations: The Indiscriminate Killing
While millions of angler dollars have been spent over the years to enhance habitat and raise and stock numerous species of gamefish including walleyes, perch, salmon, and trout, the once popular practice of gill netting

Michigan Letters to the Editor – November 8, 2023
Unregulated commercial hunting decimated American game populations in the 19th century. Buffalo, bear, deer, and turkeys were pushed to the brink of extinction.

Our Upper Peninsula legacy?
We have been actively involved with resource issues as far back as Proposal G, the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Act, the Statewide Deer Plan, U.P. DAT, U.P. CWD Task force, U.P. Habitat Work Group, to

N.D. man lands new S.D. record walleye
A cold, wind-whipped day of fishing on Lake Oahe resulted in a new South Dakota state-record walleye for Bismarck, N.D., angler Aaron Schuck.
NSSF: USFWS ‘final rule’ on refuge lead use unacceptable
NSSF, the Firearm Industry Trade Association, rejects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “final rule” (announced Oct. 27)
Streams of Thought: Deer Opener Delivery
Brown said it’s not common for COs to arrest felons in possession of firearms, but that’s just what he did that day.

Minnesota Letters to the Editor – November 8, 2023
However, the best way to prepare the rice is this fool-proof oven recipe. I don’t know where this recipe originated and I cannot take credit for it.