Hunting News
Earlier this week
- Doe season extended in three Pennsylvania CWD areasThe Pennsylvania Game Commission approved an extension of the antlerless rifle season in three wildlife management units in attempt to control the spread of chr...
- Pennsylvania Game Commissioners add 300-plus acres to game lands systemPennsylvania game commissioners at their April 13 meeting approved acquisitions that would add nearly 310 acres to state game lands. That involves the purchase ...
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines lake sturgeon do not require listing under Endangered Species ActThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a release on Monday, April 22, that after conducting a thorough species status assessment using the best availab...
- Maryland blue catfish record has stood 12 years, DNR hopes anglers try to break it to help ecosystemsEd Jones, an Oregon resident, said he’ll never forget the day he caught the Maryland state record blue catfish. It was also the day he lost his phone. “I ca...
- Presque Isle Bay perch barely misses Pennsylvania recordA Lawrence County man appears to have tied the Pennsylvania yellow perch record, but won’t get to share the glory – not officially, anyway. Chuck Main, of E...
- Mentored participation is up during Pennsylvania’s Youth Trout DayParticipation was up by 23% among children who obtained a free youth permit from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, although it was down by 3.47% among th...
- Crazy high water, cold dampens but doesn’t drown out trout opener in PennsylvaniaTrout permit sales were slightly down when the season got off to a cold, soggy start in early April. Although the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission sold 2.74%...
- Pennsylvania Game Commission mulls plan that would change ratio for mentored youth programA common complaint from readers of this publication and others is that families with more than one young hunter often can’t take advantage of the mentored you...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Game Land 159 Range closed for repairsThe Pennsylvania Game Commission shooting range located on State Game Land 159 in Lebanon Township, Wayne County, was closed for upgrades and maintenance April ...
- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: PGC funds not for private landReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 26, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: PGC f...
- Jerry Bush: Being a hunting mentor to a child is a great honor, but it carries great responsibilitiesIn 1967, at the age of 12, I benefited from a rite of passage when my father purchased my first Pennsylvania hunting license. Dad taught me how to hunt and a fe...
- There’s plenty of ways to mess up on a spring gobbler; here’s what not to doThere are a lot of ways not to kill a turkey and I have discovered most of them. On the other hand, after more than 60 years of spring turkey hunting, I think I...
- MN Daily Update: Visit state parks for free on April 27On April 27, you can get in free to Minnesota state parks. Here are the details. The post MN Daily Update: Visit state parks for free on April 27 appeared first...
- Helpful tips for all trappers: setting up for next seasonI’ve been trapping for almost 60 years and have made every equipment mistake in the book – and some the book has never seen. Most have had to do with procra...
- WI Daily Update: First CWD case from deer in Waushara CountyThe Wisconsin DNR last week confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease in a wild deer from Waushara County. Listen here for the detail...