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- Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Everyone quit the whining! Saturday opening day is fairReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The post Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Everyo...
- Chance encounter in the woods leads to completing potential record-breaking set of moose antlers from MinnesotaWorld record moose-shed finder Richie Erickson, of Iron, Minn., recently acquired the match to the 133-5⁄8-inch shed he found in May 2022 in northeastern Minn...
- What causes fibromas in wildlife, and is it a concern for hunters?Photos of rabbits, squirrels, and deer covered in dramatic, wart-like growths have gone viral on social media in recent weeks. Although most of the pictures are...
- MN Daily Update: DNR proposes to raise yellow bass limits on certain lakesThe Minnesota DNR is proposing to increase the daily limit for yellow bass on the Fairmont chain of lakes (Amber, Hall, Budd, Sisseton, and George) in Martin Co...
- Waterfowl art has a storied history in MinnesotaMinnesota, a land blessed with thousands of lakes and winding rivers, has long been a haven for waterfowl and those who cherish their presence. Through the year...
- Making a hunting or fishing video on public land? You may have to pay or hit pauseOn the surface it sounds like a pretty cool thing to do. Film your hunts, fishing trips and other outdoor experiences and make them available on any number of o...
- Michigan bear forum participants propose new regulationsStakeholders in the Michigan bear hunting community trekked to St. Ignace in August for an update on management and discussions on potential changes for the 202...
- WI Daily Update: DNR wants to buy your red and white pine conesThe Wisconsin DNR is looking to buy red and white pine cones. Listen here for details. The post WI Daily Update: DNR wants to buy your red and white pine cones ...
- Jeremiah Haas: With water temps dropping, river fish will be bitingWhile this summer has been miserable in regard to heat and humidity, the calendar is telling us that the end is near. The first seasons of fall hunting have beg...
- Top five favorite fish-catching birds in PennsylvaniaMost Saturday mornings around sunrise I head out to Lake Redman in York, Pa., with camera in hand. During this time I run into many fishermen who are out early ...
- Longtime Minnesota conservation officer details the ‘tricks’ of violatorsDuring his 18 years of protecting Beltrami County fish and wildlife in his position as a Minnesota DNR conservation officer in the Blackduck and Bemidji areas, ...
- How one rabbit shaped this hunter’s skills as a traditional bowhunterIt’s true, a person interested in hunting game with traditional bow and arrows can learn about the sport by reading magazines dedicated to the sport. Yet, to ...
- Steve Piatt: Golf and trapshooting — a different range, a different gameMy golfing days ended about 20 years ago when I decided to put the sticks aside and spend more time fishing and training our Labrador retrievers, or at least tr...
- Steve Sarley: Passion shown by Illinois bowhunters remains clearI recently reviewed a new book written by Lake County outdoorsman Mike Mitten. I was extremely impressed by Mitten’s ability to describe the hunting experienc...
- Things are heating up below Minnesota’s waves, too; what will it mean for fisheries?Few days go by without media attention to global warming. Writing about global warming is actually pretty low-hanging fruit because the evidence is unambiguous:...