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Amid ‘late-ice’ talk, one topic often absent
Pore through the pre-fishing opener media reports across the northern half of Minnesota. Observe what anglers were saying in person or on social media. One relevant fact was nearly always missing!
So what was

Outdoor Observations: Animal welfare advocates make voices heard at Michigan Natural Resources Commission meeting
At the May meeting at Lansing Community College seven of the eight people who addressed the commission about the nuisance animal control order (see related story on Page 4)

Commentary: Conservation group concerned about proposed deer regs in Michigan
U.P. Whitetails of Marquette County is extremely concerned about the DNR’s proposed U.P. deer regulation changes.
The deer herd in the Upper Peninsula has been going downhill for the past 20 years due to

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Legislation would give L.P. residents a taste of wolves
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 9, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

SPF, the FDA and the best numbers to keep you protected from the sun
I pulled a tube of sunscreen from my boat’s glove compartment to slather on a layer of protection for my lips, face, ears – about the only portion of my skin exposed to the day’s

Commentary: Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer harvest numbers are credible
The April 14 issue had comments about last year’s deer harvests in Pennsylvania. One of the comments stated that to have the harvest of 422,960 deer would mean that every square mile of Pennsylvania’s land

Looking forward: Is technology spoiling fishing instincts?
An evergreen tree, a meandering point and a water tower was all the romance needed. I can still remember looking at these things like it was yesterday. But yesterday was 30 years ago. On that

Ohio woodland firefighters dispatched out of state
Ohio belongs to a multi-state compact that allows them to send specially trained wildland firefighters anywhere they are needed in the country. It can be dangerous work. But the ones I have met love it.

Ohio Insider: Research looks at potential relationship between antibiotics and algae blooms in Lake Erie
About 1.2 million killograms of antibiotics are produced for U.S. agriculture purposes each and every year. And, up to 90% of those drugs can be excreted without being metabolized by livestock. In the environment, those