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“Back tag bill” signed as electronic or ‘other’ acceptable licenses are approved for New York hunters
Jeff Murray
July 18, 2024
New York hunters will soon be able to travel afield without a back tag or a physical hunting license, if they choose.
That’s thanks to legislation passed by both houses of the state legislature
The hunt for record-fish piques anglers’ interest in Minnesota after changes
Natalie Ryder
July 18, 2024
Steve Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors in Ely, Minn., thinks the recent influx of record-contesting catches of big fish in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness during the past few months is a simple snapshot
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania lags behind in debate over use of trail cameras
Ben Moyer
July 18, 2024
This frequently happens when I search the Pennsylvania House or Senate websites for specific information. I’ll encounter something else that’s unrelated, but interesting.
That’s how I learned about House Bill 59, which was introduced
Mike Schoonveld: Boating fatality numbers at all-time low
Mike Schoonveld
July 18, 2024
I am a frequent boater and have been most of my life. I don’t think of boating as a particularly unsafe activity (it’s not) but I also don’t think of it as more or less
Deerassic Park, and it’s impressive whitetail Hall of Fame, great place to visit for deer junkies
Alex Merritt
July 18, 2024
The off-season for a serious whitetail hunter can be a grim time of year. Long days and hot temperatures push the mind longingly back to crisp fall mornings and big bucks, despite deer season still
New record largemouth? Cayuga Lake lunker now awaits official New York State record certification
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 17, 2024
New York’s Cayuga Lake has a concrete reputation for great bass fishing.
In the 2024 Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes, this Finger Lake ranked No. 8 for the Northeast Region of the country.
Jefferson County longnose gar is new New York record
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 17, 2024
Chuck Zimmerman, of Hilton, was on the quest of a lifetime while fishing Butterfield Lake in Jefferson County, N.Y. – to obtain a mountable fish from the 962-acre body of water.
He finally achieved
Minnesota DNR investigates employee’s social media post related to assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
Natalie Ryder
July 17, 2024
The DNR says it is investigating an agency employee’s personal social media post, allegedly about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13.
Around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, the
Minnesota DNR plans to sell 80,000 school trust acres in the Boundary Waters to U.S. Forest Service
Tim Spielman
July 17, 2024
The Minnesota DNR announced last week a plan in which the agency would sell more than 80,000 acres of state-owned school trust lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the U.S. Forest Service,
