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Commentary: Concerns remain in Michigan consent decree negotiations
Six of the seven parties involved in the negotiations had submitted a proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree to the court on Dec. 11, 2022.

Michigan Letters to the Editor: It’s time to manage commercial fishing
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 23, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania Game Commission sponsors dirt-track races to promote hunting license sales
A reader called our office last week to report what he believed to be an indiscretion by the Game Commission. The agency, he said, is sponsoring a dirt track race car!
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Commentary: Time to merge Pennsylvania agencies’ law enforcement units
Back in August of 2017 this newspaper published my letter saying that the best way to alleviate the budgetary issues facing Pennsylvania’s Game and Fish & Boat commissions was to consolidate the law enforcement branches

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Fan of Ben Moyer’s writing
Thoughts on elk, deer, turkeys in reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 23, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Time to update Michigan’s commercial fishing regulations
Andrew Hendrickson, who runs North Star Fishing Adventures out of Standish, Mich., was fishing along the west side of Saginaw Bay when he trolled past a commercial fishing net. When he took a closer look,

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Raccoons wreaking havoc on his farm, including turkeys
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 23, 2023 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Commentary: Know the difference between hellbenders and mud puppies
I taught myself to fly fish while in high school and have continued the sport since. One of those learning waters was Little Beaver Creek in Columbiana County, Ohio. Known for its ability to swamp

Ohio Insider: What do harvest numbers from this spring season tell us about the turkey population?
Ohio’s spring turkey season is now in the books, so it’s time to put a bow on this year’s hunt.
As usual, I contacted Mark Wiley, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) lead turkey