Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Grove City letter writers
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor
March 9, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania
Commentary: Clean and Green lands pay even less than Pennsylvania game lands
John Clark / Pittsburgh
March 9, 2026
Recently, some in the Pennsylvania Senate have made claims that public lands negatively impact local government due to loss in real estate tax revenue (the public lands making payment in lieu of taxes, or “PILT,”
How to keep your bird dogs in the field and out of the vet clinic
Roy Heilman
March 9, 2026
Pheasant Fest 2026 featured lots of sporting dog attractions, as usual.
On the Bird Dog stage, Dr. RuthAnn Lobos, senior veterinarian at Purina, dispensed reams of preventative wisdom during a seminar at the Minneapolis
These tips will help your deer food plots flourish
Matt Geiger
March 8, 2026
“Deer and other wildlife know the difference between ‘low grade hamburger’ and ‘prime ribeye,’ ” J. Wayne Fears said. “Your food plots need to be prime ribeye to attract and hold critters.”
Many people
Nature Smart: Examining the fascinating, feisty weasels
Stan Tekiela
March 8, 2026
Tiny predators fascinate me. These mini but mighty critters, such as elf owls, short-tailed shrews, and American kestrels are small in stature but survive by preying on smaller animals. Their ability to capture, neutralize, and
Top 10 (plus one) lifetime gear investments you can make as a hunter
Ron Spomer
March 6, 2026
If you plan to live a hunter’s life, you’ll need to invest in some gear. But not too much!
As Americans, we are inundated with gadgets. If legs, arms, hands, and eyes can do
Outdoor Insights: Wild deer for sale? Idea still deserves a hard pass
Rob Drieslein
March 6, 2026
A buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January.
Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,” the piece advocated
Dave Maloney, Pa. lawmaker vocal on hunting, fishing issues, opting to leave ‘corruption of politics’
Tom Venesky
March 6, 2026
A state legislator who has long been vocal on hunting and fishing issues and who has been a thorn in the side of the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed he will not seek re-election at the
Two tainted Pennsylvania creeks taken off trout-stocking list
Tom Venesky
March 6, 2026
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission removed two streams from its trout stocking list after high levels of a “forever chemical” were found in sampled fish tissue.
On Feb. 27, the agency said trout
