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Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hopes hunters will support banning of lead shot for doves
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 17. 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Commentary: National Shooting Sports Foundation says 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) that bans the use of traditional lead ammunition on eight national wildlife refuges and fishing tackle on

Illinois loses biologist who had big impact, bigger laugh in Bob Bluett
Three decades ago, before DNR was gathered and grouped in a glass headquarters on the Illinois State Fairgrounds, biologists and other staff worked in random offices scattered around Springfield.
Let’s say you were a

New York Letters to the Editor: Gun owners who don’t vote have only themselves to blame
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 17, 2023, edition of New York Outdoor News.

News items regarding wolves out of Michigan and Wisconsin should be considered of interest to New York’s sporting community
When I was a kid, my parents had two cameras with which we took family photos. One was a Polaroid Instamatic that in the late 1970s was the coolest thing because you took a picture

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Another good wild rice recipe
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 17, 2023, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Commentary: Rural Wisconsin towns left with aftermath of unmanaged wolf populations
In 1974 when the gray wolf was officially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), there were only about 750 wolves in the Great Lakes region.

Commentary: Former Wisconsin DNR Secretary Adam Payne looks back on year with DNR
In this season of reflection, I am grateful for all the accomplishments of the Wisconsin DNR over the past year. It has been an honor and privilege to lead this organization and work with such

Wisconsin State Roundup: Report any black bear den sites you see this fall, winter
The DNR is asking hunters to report any black bear den sites they find this fall and winter to boost the success of a black bear reproduction and diet study that is entering its third