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Wisconsin bowhunter acted reasonably in killing cougar
Benjamin Karasch, of Eau Claire, is the bowhunter who killed a mountain lion Nov. 11 in Buffalo County, Wis., after it spotted him atop his ladder stand and stalked to within 13 yards.
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Efforts to change names of birds named after people divisive topic among ornithologists
It’s hard to escape the attention that the decision by the leadership of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) to change any bird name that was coined to honor a person to something more descriptive about

Commentary: It’s time to bring back Illinois’ deer check stations
On the opening weekend of firearms deer season in Illinois, I made the rounds, checking in to hear all the great deer stories.
I stopped at processors to see how the numbers looked and

State Roundup: Wisconsin’s Noll family runs much more than a dairy farm
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again now – one of the best things about working this job is getting to know a lot of the fine Wisconsin folks who go above and

Federal funding for research a good step toward keeping CWD at bay
Chronic wasting disease is of serious concern for both biologists and sportsmen here in New York and elsewhere.
CWD is 100% fatal for deer and the only way discovered so far to mitigate it

Remembering Mike Jackson, a ‘one of a kind’ angler, communicator in Illinois
Buffalo Grove’s Orrin Brand has passed away at the age of 79. Illinois fishermen are more familiar with the other name that Brand used – Mike Jackson.
Jackson once told me that he elected

Illinois Letters to the Editor: It’s not broken, so leave state’s turkey season just as it stands
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 1, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Illinois fishing organization in limbo after decades of good work
In an example of Illinois getting in the way of Illinois, one of the state’s most effective and productive fishing organizations may disband in the coming year. This after it spent 40 years helping DNR’s

New York Letters to the Editor: Approved for one box of ammo, then delayed for another
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 1, 2023, edition of New York Outdoor News.