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Streams of Thought: Some lessons learned from a recent fishing trip to Ontario
Since my head last occupied this box, I’ve been to Ontario and back, to fish the hallowed waters of Lake of the Woods and to share in adventure with 11 other fine folks – most

Ralph Loos: Fish are much smarter than we think… I think
I just took my first fishing trip of the year, attempting to lure walleyes while spending a weekend in a mountain cabin on a lake near Winter Park, Colorado.
The going was tough, to

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: DNR – or legislators – must act to rein in FFS
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 27, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: TRCP opposes sale of public lands in Senate budget reconciliation proposal
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership expressed serious concern June 11 with a provision in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s reconciliation proposal that would mandate the sale of public lands in Alaska, Arizona, California,

New York Letters to the Editor: PFDs must either be worn, or be readily accessible to boaters
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 27, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: Why more than just trout anglers should understand New York’s Adirondacks brook trout plan
It’s hard to beat the silence of an Adirondack brook trout pond on a perfect spring day. Other than the November deer woods in the same part of northern New York, or listening to gobblers

Steve Pollick: A first report from Ohio’s berry-picking season
Dear Maddy, Charlie, Aidan, and Zachary,
Grampa Frogs wanted to write you a little report on the first berry picking expedition in Froggy Bottom, since you could not be here this year. I was

State Roundup: Donors play integral role in improving Wisconsin’s outdoors
We have some generous people here in Wisconsin. We see it all the time. In this story, we hear that the Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin gave $75,000 to the DNR to offset muskie stocking

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: DNR must do better job of promoting public input hearings
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 27, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.