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Fee increase moving
A plan to hike fishing and hunting license fees, which hasn’t been done on a general scale since 2001, won unanimous approval from a key Senate committee on Tuesday. The Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Special hunt procedure to be reviewed
A rule change to allow bona-fide, non-profit outdoor organizations conduct special hunts for young and handicapped hunters is pending before the Ohio General Assembly’s Joint Committee for Agency Rule Review (JCARR). Ken Fitz, acting administrator
Dr. Strangeweather, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love global warming
If this is global warming then I’m all for it! I’ve been running my truck in the driveway lately just to pump a bit more carbon into the atmosphere. I’d burn a bunch of coal
Seeing red, and ducking
In a perfect world, our three Labrador retrievers would be on the same schedule, eating, sleeping and heading outside to answer nature’s call at the same time. That’s not the case, however, and as a
What do moose and eelpout have in common?
A story by long-time Grand Forks Herald outdoors scribe Brad Dokken has appeared in several publications and websites the past few days via the Associated Press wire. Dokken reports a recurring theme about burbot, or
Chicago lakefront is the place to be right now for cohos and browns
The cohos and browns are on fire right now from the shores of Lake Michigan. Anglers are pulling in limits in less than two hours, according to reports I have been getting this week. Fish
Michigan Outdoor News writer Don Ingle passed away
My heart is heavy as I write this blog while mourning the death of friend and fellow outdoor writer Don Ingle. Don and his wife Jean both died late last week in a nighttime house
Castaway – or is it cast away?
If I didn’t know any better, I’d be worried.
A couple of years ago, Steve’s Valentine’s Day present was a date with another man; this year, he sent me away for the weekend. While

Asian carp advance reaching a tipping point?
Outdoor News broke the story last week of the silver carp turning up in a seine net on Pool 6 of the Mississippi near Winona. (The river-bottom country where this scribe learned to hunt and