Hunting News
Before 2025
- Trapping tips: Here’s how to catch the crafty raccoonAlmost every New York State trapper has an ample raccoon population available to trap. That said, the raccoon often becomes the staple of the trapline or a trap...
- Pennsylvania’s Scotia Barrens in Centre County is teeming with outdoor opportunityJust northeast of State College lies a 6,500-acre geological wonder. This area is known as the Scotia Barrens. Offering many outdoor recreational opportun...
- Star Watch: The incredible Andromeda GalaxyAstronomers tell us that there are billions of galaxies in the Universe besides our own Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy is special though, because it’s the on...
- Pennsylvania’s outdoor calendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Oct. 27, 2023, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvaniaâ€...
- Taste of the wild: Venison shank tacos with wild rose hipsI get asked all the time about the easiest recipe for venison that I have. For a long time, I didn’t really have an answer. Now, I have an answer to that...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: $52.5 million investment for more than 225 recreation, conservation projectsGov. Josh Shapiro recently announced a $52.5 million investment for more than 225 recreation and conservation projects across Pennsylvania that will create new ...
- Bear seasons hold great promise, according to Pennsylvania Game CommissionIf you hunt Pennsylvania black bears, maybe for years without harvesting one, now is not the time to give up hope. It’s true the odds of tagging a bear can se...
- Pennsylvania Cuffs and Collars: Non-resident caught hunting with resident licenseField reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers published in the Oct. 27, 2023, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Penn...
- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: It’s time to reward huntersReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 27, 2023, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: It’s...
- Commentary: Hunters need input into game Pennsylvania commissioner selectionsThe topic of state legislators involved in Pennsylvania Game Commission issues is not likely to go away until the real issue of the dynamic between hunters in P...
- Notes off a soiled cuff: 71-year old Pennsylvania hunter grateful for opportunities with a crossbowThe once bitter debate about whether crossbow use should be allowed in the fall archery deer season has cooled a lot in recent years because so many hunters use...
- Spirit Lake man identified as victim of Saturday’s hunting incident at Iowa wildlife areaJoseph Salmon, 18, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, was injured Saturday morning while waterfowl hunting along the shore of a slough at the Spring Run Wildlife Area, in Di...
- Video: Use a kayak to beat tough winds for whitetail scoutingKayaks are a great tool for whitetail hunters. They are popular for helping people go deeper into areas as a way to avoid hunting pressure, and for better acces...
- Michigan House bill would allow for commercial harvest of several game fish speciesAnn Arbor Democratic state Rep. Jason Morgan wants to expand state licensed commercial fishing to several species of game fish, but Michigan United Conservation...
- A Birdwatcher’s Paradise: Pyramid State Recreation Area in Illinois beckons for fall and winter birdingWhen the leaves start to change, and the chill of winter fills the air, many people might be tempted to hang up their binoculars and stow away their field guide...