Hunting News
Earlier this week
- Pennsylvania Game Commission seeks help for habitat projectsThe Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for able-bodied volunteers interested in making a difference. In the coming months, the agency has planned several h...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: DEP responds to Forever Chemicals in fire fighting runoff in Codorus CreekThe Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection at press time was still investigating the environmental impacts of a fire at J&K Salvage in Spring G...
- Pennsylvania game agency monitoring avian influenza in wild birds in stateThis winter, avian influenza viruses have continued to circulate in wild birds across Pennsylvania, and more birds will be migrating to and through the state in...
- Patrick Durkin: Milo Hanson dies with record buck still No. 1Some lucky deer hunter eventually will shoot a whitetail with antlers bigger than those atop the buck that Milo Hanson killed Nov. 23, 1993, near his Saskatchew...
- Pennsylvania NWTF chairman gets Latham AwardDave Boston, chairman of the Pennsylvania NWTF State Chapter’s board of directors, was honored by the organization as a recipient of the Roger M. Latham Sport...
- Retired Pennsylvania Game Commission turkey biologist is honored by NWTFRetired Pennsylvania Game Commission wild turkey biologist Mary Jo Casalena recently was honored by the National Wild Turkey Federation with the organization’...
- Pine Creek Rail Trail is state’s 2026 Trail of the YearThe Pine Creek Rail Trail, a 62-mile scenic journey through the Appalachian Mountains in Lycoming and Tioga counties, has been named Pennsylvania’s 2026 Trail...
- Giant muskie through the ice is huge surprise for Pennsylvania anglerHow do you get a 52-inch muskie through an 8-inch hole in the ice? “Not easily,” said Brett Baldwin, 25, a McKean County, Pa., angler who faced that once-in...
- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Grove City letter writersReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Grove City letter w...
- Commentary: Clean and Green lands pay even less than Pennsylvania game landsRecently, some in the Pennsylvania Senate have made claims that public lands negatively impact local government due to loss in real estate tax revenue (the publ...
- How to keep your bird dogs in the field and out of the vet clinicPheasant Fest 2026 featured lots of sporting dog attractions, as usual. On the Bird Dog stage, Dr. RuthAnn Lobos, senior veterinarian at Purina, dispensed reams...
- The evolution of legendary Minnesota angler John PetersonRivers and lakes are natural attractions for kids of all ages and are especially enticing to youngsters who enjoy toting a fishing rig and worm bucket. John Pet...
- Prime fishing on Wisconsin/Minnesota waters of the Mississippi River heats up soonWith its deep channels, red-and-green buoys swaying in the current, barges and bald eagles… if there ever was a real river, it’s the Mississippi. A real riv...
- Survey shows that folks in Michigan favor hunting more than they do huntersCitizens in Michigan are much more supportive of hunting and trapping than the general public in other states. Fishing also gets an enthusiastic “thumbs...
- Shawnee National Forest offers a true public land turkey hunting experience in IllinoisBy Illinois standards, the Shawnee National Forest feels different. The land rises and falls in hard ridges and rock bluffs that loom over oak flats. In a state...