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Almost escaped 2022 without another threat to hunting
Along with a lot of things that involve crime and criminals, HB 5855 increases the age for most Illinoisans to carry a firearm from 18 to 21.
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Disappointed in Whitewater WMA plan
Letters to the Editor from the Dec. 28 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: For conservationists, what was most important in 2022?
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership members showed the most support for these legislative solutions and conservation priorities this year.
Outdoor Insights: A note of thanks to MOHA president Dave Carlson
So far, no one has stepped up to fill Carlson’s role with the Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance.
Happy trails to Dave Carlson after great run leading MOHA
The Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance saw excellent leadership the past six years, but the group’s future is unclear.

Celebrating 20 years of antler restrictions in Pennsylvania
Mark Nale looks at the harvest data to declare two decades of stricter antler rules have changed the deer harvest in Pennsylvania for the good.

Notes from this past deer season
A look back on the ups and downs of the 2022 deer season.
Ohio letters to the editor: Responsible party should be prosecuted in mink release
The farm reported that workers were able to recapture around 30,000, leaving about 10,000 of the predators to roam the countryside and fend for themselves.
Commentary: Scare tactics should not affect informed hunters and anglers
One of the most famous warnings about impending doom was made by Chicken Little, who convinced Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey, and others that the sky was falling..