Keith Lusher 06.30.26 Minnesota fisherman Chris Mulcahy has officially entered the state record books after landing a giant bluegill that weighed 2 pounds, setting a new Minnesota state record for the species. Mulcahy, of Waterville, caught a fish while fishing at Big Stone Lake in western Minnesota on May 29. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Sign up for the Outdoor Life newsletter Get the latest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. With just seven days left until the July 2 deadline, supporters of Oregon’s Peace Act are racing to gather enough signatures to ensure that the radical hunting and fishing ban gets voted off. Meanwhile, state politicians
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The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Board approved a major land transfer this month. It authorized the sale of approximately 50,000 acres of land in the Book Cliffs area to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The transaction is one of the largest wildlife habitat acquisitions in state history. It opens extensive big
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Colorado hunters and anglers are trying to get ahead of the next wildlife ballot battle. A proposed constitutional amendment, currently listed as Initiative 302, would create the right to hunt, fish, and harvest fish and wildlife in Colorado. The measure has cleared the state title board, meaning supporters can collect signatures. It is not yet