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Southern comfort: Opening Day

I’ve reached that point, as I do every deer season, where if I want to scream down the Northway, then I-88, then Route 17 or 86 or whatever they’re calling it this week to hunt

Restoring lake trout in Lake Ontario

I received a phone call on the second Friday morning of November from Capt. Frank Campbell. “What do you have going on today?” he asked. “Working on travel guide stuff and updating the hotline. Why?

Think Small for Rabbit Hotspots

Deer hunting didn’t become a part of my lifestyle until my teenage years were behind me, but November has always been a highly anticipated time of year for me because it marks the opening of

Show me the bucks!

Every time I get on Facebook or open up my email, I’m seeing photos of hunters who have shot an incredible buck. It’s Nov. 9 and I’ve seen two good bucks. The first was about

Illinois deer harvest, and a big buck too!

Deer hunters continued their quick start in 2012, evident by the most recent harvest report by DNR. Through Nov. 4, archers had taken 30,956 deer, well above the harvest for the same period in 2011

Simplifying becoming too complicated

You’ve heard the complaints. “We don’t have any new trout anglers or deer hunters because the regulations are too complicated. We’d need a Philadelphia lawyer to interpret them for us.” Well, guess what. Some of

Election’s over; deer and wolf hunts go on

That was a quick run. After gaining control of the state House and Senate in 2010, Republicans on Tuesday night lost both chambers, leaving Minnesota with Democratic rule in the House, Senate, and Governor’s office.

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