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Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Introduce walleyes and watch the duck food disappear
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 20, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Commentary: Why Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters opposes this mine in this place
For a decade, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters has worked to defend the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for future generations of hunters, anglers, and paddlers.
The BWCA is a federally designated wilderness area

Commentary: Pennsylvania’s trout stream classification changes – gain or loss?
A recent phone call from a friend about the status of a small central Pennsylvania stream gave me pause to reflect. The stream in question – I’ll call it “Rhododendron Run” (not its real name)

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Private property is not public
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 20, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Commentary: Why is the Michigan DNR silent on proposed baiting bill?
The seven principles of the North American Model of Fish and Wildlife Conservation represent the most successful approach to sustainable game and sportfish management ever devised. Chief among those principles is the recognition that “science

Outdoor Observations: Hunting-related legislation on the move in Michigan
A couple of hunter-friendly bills are on the move in Lansing. House Bill 4285, which would allow firearms safety courses in schools, and HB 4401, which would repeal the sunset on the pheasant stocking program,

Ohio Insider: Lake Erie walleyes at a level ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen before’
The value of walleye sportfishing on Lake Erie is described monetarily in the billions.
“Walleye isn’t just popular on Lake Erie,” says Travis Hartman, the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s Lake Erie program administrator.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Giant flathead catfish caught in Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill River
Not long before this issue’s deadline, a South Philadelphia angler hooked an enormous fish in the Schuylkill River a few blocks from his home.
The monster engulfed a lure on the first cast of

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Fall turkey hunting should follow biologists’ lead
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 20, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.