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- Michigan Letters to the Editor: Time to extend the late antlerless deer seasonReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 16, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: Time to extend...
- Outdoor Observations: Unprecedented warm winter wrecking seasonal opportunities in MichiganScientists call it climate change. Others say it’s the normal fluctuation in weather patterns. Regardless of your view, there’s no disputing that the past c...
- Ice or not, it’s catch and release fishing on Minsi Lake in Pa.’s Northampton CountyIf Mother Nature would only follow deadlines like outdoor writers must, then we all would know if there’s going to be fishable ice this season instead of it r...
- Pennsylvania’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Feb. 16, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvaniaâ...
- Maryland DNR to plant 41 acres of Chesapeake Bay with new oystersThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources will plant about 147 million oyster spat, or juvenile oysters, on 41 acres in Anne Arundel County waters with mitig...
- Pennsylvania Game Commission board signs off on 23 real estate actionsFunding for some of these acquisitions comes from the Game Commission’s Game Fund. The post Pennsylvania Game Commission board signs off on 23 real estate act...
- Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Adult charged for having grandson shoot buck one step off the roadPennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Feb. 16, 2024, editi...
- Pennsylvania game agency recruiting potential new wardensInterested in becoming a Pennsylvania game warden? Become part of the team that has been protecting Pennsylvania’s wildlife resources for 129 years. The appli...
- Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PGC Board reorganizes for 2024At the close of its first meeting of 2024, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners reorganized by appointing new officers. The post Pennsylvania Mixed Bag:...
- Ruffed Grouse Society volunteers plan alder renewal at Tionesta Lake in PennsylvaniaVolunteers for the Ruffed Grouse Society plan the renewal of alder for wildlife at Tionesta Lake for the second year in 2024. Tentative dates planned for the al...
- Pennsylvania researcher, Duane Diefenbach, honored by the National Deer AssociationThe National Deer Association named Duane Diefenbach, Penn State adjunct professor of wildlife ecology, as its 2023 NDA Professional Deer Manager of the Year Aw...
- Poachers in Pennsylvania sentenced after shooting 26 deerThree people recently plead guilty in Westmoreland County court for their roles in a series of wildlife crimes committed in southwestern Pennsylvania. According...
- Snowy winter days are prime time for cottontailsSmall game hunters across Pennsylvania have just a few more days to enjoy the final spoils of February’s waning hunting season. Whenever the skies open and pr...
- Senators say Pennsylvania Game Commission owns enough game landsAfter Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans gave his annual report to the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee Feb. 8, senators wanted to...
- Even with today’s technology, having map and compass skills an important traitThe digital world has brought our species a long list of tools that can enhance outdoor experiences. A good example is the ubiquitous smartphone that even “ma...