Top stories the past year include a wave of headlines from Washington D.C., the end (well, maybe) of the longstanding statewide shotgun zone, and another record wild turkey kill.
Here’s a look back at
Iowa’s trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which is an increase of 17% over 2022. The nesting data is from the most recent statewide observation survey completed in December.
“It’s
Congressman Schulze died peacefully at his home on Dec. 23, 2025, at the age of 96, with his wife of 33 years, Nancy Schulze, at his side. A veteran and patriot who served in the
The annual Status of Sea Lamprey Control report for 2025 recently has been released by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The report highlights that adult sea lamprey abundances increased in Lake Superior but decreased in
Amherst, Mass. — While there are only four official seasons in the year, anglers in the Northeast recognize a fifth: striper season, the months from May to November when striped bass, which can grow up
The Pennsylvania Game Commission investigated at least five hunting-related shooting incidents – which the agency refers to as HRSIs – during the two-week rifle deer season that resulted in two deaths and three injuries.
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become a regular phenomenon across the Great Lakes, posing threats to both freshwater ecosystems and human health, particularly in Lake Erie’s Western Basin. It’s a big, complex problem that can’t
The Trump administration on Dec. 23 suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
The
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stocked more than 1,000 rainbow trout at Locust Lake State Park in Schuylkill County Dec. 16 in one of its final trout stockings of 2025.
While most of
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