Hunting News
Before 2024
- Commentary: Separate public and private-land antlerless “tags” should be part of Pennsylvania deer managementThose of us who have hunted deer for years in Pennsylvania recall when antlerless licenses were allocated on a county basis. We also remember being told that th...
- Michigan crossbow hunter shoots unusual buck with ‘Bullwinkle’ deer diseaseBrian Sheets got quite a surprise when he shot a 6-point white-tailed buck with his crossbow on October 11. Hunting near his home in Manton, Mich., in Wexford C...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Consider a donation to Sportsmen Against HungerA mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Michigan published in the Dec. 8, 2023, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Mixed Bag: Conside...
- Michigan State University online course offers deep dive on inland lakes learningWhether you live on a lake, enjoy a secret fishing spot or escape the daily grind at a serene lake in the woods, you already know that lakes provide big benefit...
- Outdoor Observations: Lack of deer hunters seen in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula an eye openerI know hunting pressure is down in the Upper Peninsula, but a recent trip through the U.P. was a real eye-opener for its lack of hunter orange. I traveled throu...
- Michigan Letters to the Editor: Agrees with opinions in Michigan Outdoor NewsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 8, 2023, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: Agrees with opi...
- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Cartoon reminds him of doubleReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 8, 2023, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Cartoon...
- Chapman State Park in Pennsylvania’s Warren County is a hunting and fishing oasisChapman State Park in Warren County is hardly big at 862 acres. It seems all the smaller for being surrounded on all sides by much larger chunks of public land,...
- Pennsylvania’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Dec. 8, 2023, print edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylva...
- Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Minks confiscated from householdPennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers published in the Dec. 8, 2023, edition of Pennsy...
- Salt patches spreading on the Chesapeake’s shores as rising seas are hurting farmlandsClimate change is claiming farmland at “an alarmingly high rate” in one of the Mid-Atlantic’s most productive agricultural regions, inflicting tens of mil...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: 2,500 acre addition to Pinchot State ForestThe Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced that the agency has added the 2,500-acre Miller Mountain property in Wyoming County, and...
- Fishing mortality continues to haunt East’s striped bassDespite increased catches of Atlantic striped bass in 2022, fishing mortality threatens to derail efforts to increase the species’ spawning stock by 2029. Aft...
- Luzerne County, Pa., men face many wildlife poaching chargesTwo Luzerne County residents have been charged for the unlawful taking, killing and possession of numerous white-tailed deer and other related criminal offenses...
- Business as usual? All Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners reappointedA new process for selecting commissioners for both the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and the Game Commission was instituted by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s admin...