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Commentary: The Voyageurs Wolf Project’s perspective on wolf hunting and trapping
Our research project, the Voyageurs Wolf Project, has studied wolves in northern Minnesota for over a decade, and we’ve made a concerted effort to not only do rigorous research, but also to share our research

Steve Piatt: Numbers that jumped out from the 2024 deer harvest report in New York
I’m a numbers guy, from batting averages to golf handicaps to goals and assists. So, when the New York DEC finally releases its highly detailed whitetail harvest report for the past season, I dive into

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Lower fish limits for forward-facing sonar users
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 11, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Illinois Letters to the Editor: New law allowing more nuisance permits misguided
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 11, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Catfish getting due spotlight on Wabash River from Illinois, Indiana researchers
A lot of attention given to catfish in Illinois is focused inland – on the hundreds of lakes and farm ponds that hold channel cats, blue cats, and flatheads.
The Mississippi, Illinois, and Ohio

State Roundup: A mostly positive outlook for Wisconsin pheasant, ruffed grouse hunters
Wisconsin’s pheasant and ruffed grouse prospects for this fall came in from the DNR last week, with the news mostly positive for small game hunters.
According to a DNR press release, results of the

Dan Ladd: New York’s summer sport shows face challenges
Behind the scenes at this and any newspaper is what we call an editorial calendar. It serves a number of purposes, one obviously being related to content that appears in this publication that is assigned

New York Letters to the Editor: No excuse for one hunter to shoot another hunter
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 11, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: A truce in the Buena Vista greater prairie chicken wars
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 11, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.