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Illinois Letters to the Editor: Deer rifle confusion continues
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 14, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Coyote contest ban in New York, a line in the sand?
Judging from what I’ve heard from coyote hunters recently, the legislation passed by both houses to ban coyote hunting contests, if signed by the governor, will accomplish very little other than political chest pounding. If

Commentary: Round goby ecological disaster looming in New York’s Hudson River, and likely Lake Champlain
Three years ago, I wrote an article about the improving condition of the Hudson and how sewage overflows were the greatest threat to its continued and improving health.

New York Letters to the Editor: Wild turkey hen may not have been jealous, just insulted
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 14, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Is Aldo Leopold’s prediction becoming today’s reality?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 14, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

State-endangered orchid found in reclaimed strip mine lands in Illinois
It was in 2020 when I first heard whisperings of a state-endangered orchid species being found in the Pyramid State Recreation Area near Pinckneyville, Ill.
Typically, I would have dismissed this as next to

Beauty is in the eye of the angler
“I want to catch a sheepshead, Grandpa,” said 9-year-old Parker Costello of Lockport, N.Y.
Yes, catching a sheepshead was on his bucket list and he had tried three different times last year with

Digesting Michigan’s deer regulation tweaks
Michigan’s deer managers aim to enhance “deer hunting opportunities for Michigan deer hunters this year and beyond,” according to a recent news release announcing several changes in regulations.
That’s a good goal, more opportunities

Film, “Mending the Line,” spotlights redemptive value of fishing
It isn’t so much that life imitates art – or vice-versa – as it is that both are parallel tracks headed in the same direction.
And when you look at them out to the