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Commentary: Lake Erie veterans walleye event gives back in big ways
Lake Erie’s corps of charter captains are composed of the best fishing guides anywhere a boat can be reserved. Whether it’s walleye or perch, Lake Erie charter captains are renowned for returning to their respective

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Another tip to prevent line twist on your spinning reel
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 31, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio Insider: Outdoor News columnist Steve Pollick, photographer Art Weber team up on wildlife book
If I were putting together a book on wildlife and conservation, I couldn’t pick a better writer in our own Steve Pollick and photographer Art Weber.
I profiled Weber recently in the Outdoor Trailblazer

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: No coverage of habitat loss
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 31 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Commentary: Pennsylvania Game Commission fending off sharks circling the agency’s funds
For the purpose of full disclosure, I am a grateful and happily retired former Pennsylvania Game Commission employee who was fortunate to work for the agency for 35 years. In the 14 years since retiring,

Mike Raykovicz: Making me a believer in topwaters
Growing up, my friends and I fished for just two species. In the spring, it was trout, and in the summer, it was bass. Pocono mountain streams were our go-to spots for trout with the

Bill Hilts, Jr.: The legend of Pennsylvania lure-maker Joe Renosky keeps on ticking
It was an opportunity to go fishing on Lake Erie with Capt. Mark Mohr of One Mohr Sportfishing. That alone should have been enough incentive. That alone should have been enough incentive.
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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Thumbs-up to Ron Schara on taxes-for-docks column
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 24, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Outdoor Insights: Meet Griffith Pugh, a 20-year-old leader on Minnesota’s conservation scene
Walking into a public lands panel last Saturday at the Izaak Walton League of America’s national convention in Bloomington, an ominous reality struck this 50-something: I was one of the younger people present.
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