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E-version of federal waterfowl stamp is now available

Taking a page from the playbooks of a number of states – including Michigan, recently – the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin offering electronic duck stamps for the upcoming migratory waterfowl season.

Feds pitch plan to pay hunters for lead-free hunting

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in late July announced it is unfurling a pilot program at seven national wildlife refuges to test voluntary rebates to increase the use of lead-free ammunition by hunters on

Bob Zink: PETA meets the Dunning-Kruger zone

I admit to being a bit behind regarding my grasp of PETA.
The last thing I remember was that we all chuckled when we heard that in 1995, Michael Doughney registered the domain peta.org

North Dakota goose-management hunt kicks off Aug. 15

Fall doesn’t officially begin until Sept. 22, but hunters can dust off their layout blinds and get their waders wet with North Dakota’s Canada goose August management take/early September season set for Aug. 15 through

A little love for the coot

It was a Monday like most Mondays during waterfowl season for the past decade. I hunted the Shiawassee State Game Area southwest of Saginaw, Mich. Ducks weren’t flying, even though the day started out rainy

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