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A possible threat to recreational GPS?
As if sportsmen and citizenry in general didn’t have enough to worry about, what with the federal government on the brink of defaulting on debt, a Minnesota state government shutdown because of petulant, bratty lawmakers,
Outdoor casualties of a state government shutdown
I went the other day to renew my license plate tabs. This was after the state government shutdown. Ahead of me in line was a woman who had tried in vain to buy a fishing

Experiencing the Bird in Utah
Utah gave me The Bird – and that was a good thing. I’m sitting here in my room at the Cliff Lodge of Snowbird Resort – The Bird – located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.

Wants info from old Bob Steiner column on contacting officials
I got this letter recently, and decided that being able to access this information would be good for readers of my blog, too… “Not long ago Bob Steiner wrote a column that included information about

Summer crappie locations
Too many anglers associate crappie fishing with spring, then give up in the summer. Via some common sense, and a little help from your electronics, you can find crappies during the summer. There’s a myth

Ready to expand my fishing horizons
I have fished for bass, bluegills, perch, crappies, and smallmouth bass. I have never been taught how to catch a walleye, muskie, or northern pike. Can I fish for them from shore in southeastern Wisconsin,

Fall turkey hunting is a season to be celebrated
Turkey hunting used to be easy, or at least we thought so based on the numbers of birds registered and gobbler responses in the fields and forests. Not so much now, at least that’s what
Illinois hatchery to pay Indiana after illegal fish sales
Illinois-based Keystone Hatcheries will pay restitution in the amount of $35,000 to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (INDNR) after pleading guilty to an Information charging the corporation with the sale and transport of fish

Ready to Get Squirrely?
These days the hunting opportunities we have in springtime tend to cloud the issue for me a little, but since childhood I’ve always considered August 1 as the beginning of the new hunting season. And