In this Hunter’s Brief, Michael covers 15 headlines from July 26–31, 2025. Topics include California’s razor‑clam reopening, hunter input meetings, rodenticide‑tainted pigs, coral conservation, wolf removal, Sunday hunting expansion, simplified deer licensing, leftover tag sales, Florida’s proposed bear hunt, Wisconsin’s record turkey harvest, public‑lands advocacy, youth hunt opportunities, Arizona’s Copper State Draw and West Virginia antlerless lotteries. Each segment explains the essentials, why it matters to hunters or anglers, and ends with a light‑hearted remark.

Story headlines:

Razor clamming reopens in Del Norte County

California seeks hunter input on Yolo Bypass and Grizzly Island

Public meeting for Northern San Joaquin Valley wildlife areas

Rodenticide taints wild pigs in California

Confiscated corals get second chance at the New York Aquarium

Washington removes a problem wolf from Togo Pack

Pennsylvania opens 13 straight Sunday hunts

Minnesota simplifies deer licensing for 2025

Colorado leftover tags go on sale Aug. 5

Florida moves toward a regulated bear hunt

Wisconsin’s spring turkey season sees record harvest

Public‑lands activists celebrate a victory

Cañada de los Osos youth hunts open for applications

Arizona’s Copper State Draw opens July 30

West Virginia opens antlerless deer hunt lotteries

Sources:

California razor‑clam reopeningwildlife.ca.gov

CDFW hunter meetings: Yolo/Grizzlywildlife.ca.gov & Mendota/Los Banos/North Grasslandswildlife.ca.gov

Wild pigs rodenticide warningwildlife.ca.gov

WCS coral propagation programnewsroom.wcs.org

Washington wolf removalcapitalpress.com

Pennsylvania Sunday hunting expansionlockhaven.com

Minnesota deer regulationsdnr.state.mn.us

Colorado leftover tag salefourcornerssci.com

Florida bear hunt rule amendmentsmyfwc.com

Wisconsin turkey season totalsmidwestfarmreport.com

TRCP public‑lands celebrationtrcp.org

Cañada de los Osos youth huntswildlife.ca.gov

Arizona Copper State Drawazgfd.com

WVDNR antlerless deer lotteriesmybuckhannon.commybuckhannon.commybuckhannon.com

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