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A guide to license-buying this fall
On the heels of the first sporting license overhaul since 2002, I bring to you the Smart Sportsman’s Guide to License-Buying this fall. No, there won’t be any coupons available, but the new license structure
Limbaugh supports HSUS?
My long-time friend in conservation Mike Sidders alerted me this afternoon to a baffling story involving radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh. The long and short of it: Limbaugh has cut public service announcements supporting the Humane
A bit ahead of myself …
I got a bit ahead of myself in the April 10 issue of Ohio Outdoor News, writing in my column about recently retired waterfowl biologist Mark Shieldcastle. Shieldcastle is known to many Ohioans as he
Youth turkey hunters take 617 birds
Illinois Youth Turkey hunters harvested a total of 617 birds, down slightly from 638 last year. The harvest was actually an increase over 2006 (525) and 2007 ((579). The season were held March 28-29 in
Animal rights update in Congress
Bob Frye, a Pittsburg-based outdoors writer and correspondent for Pennsylvania Outdoor News, posted this fine column today. The middle nugget on the latest efforts by Humane Society of the United States should be of interest
Illinois Junior Duck Stamp winner named
For the second consecutive year, Abraham Hunter, of Vienna, won “Best of Show” honors during the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. The acrylic painting entitled “Golden Daybreak” depicts a pair
Hey Minnesota: Don’t let Lake Vermilion State Park opportunity slip away!
Doug Smith at the Star Tribune this Thursday morning reports that a “dispute over land values” is endangering plans for a new state park along the southeast shore of Lake Vermilion. Hard to believe in
Made your deer-hunting plans yet?
The fishing opener is still a month away, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about deer hunting. At least if you’re the governor of Minnesota. Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced yesterday the seventh annual
Bill would increase price of Federal Duck Stamp
Ducks Unlimited sent out this press release (pasted below) today, and if this passes, you’ll pay more to hunt ducks everywhere in the United States. Federal Duck Stamps currently cost $15, and this legislation would
