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Notes off a soiled cuff: The option of using semi-automatic rifles coming for Pennsylvania deer hunters?
One could reasonably suggest that no lawmaker ever has had such a big effect on hunting in Pennsylvania as Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie.
After all, he is the father of all-weekend hunting here, shepherding

The perch and the walleye: Same family, (very) distant relatives
Although my professional career has involved figuring out how populations and species are evolutionarily related to one another, I’d never stopped to think about perch and walleyes – other than the countless times I’ve discussed

Metro Area Fishing Report – August 24, 2025 – video
The summer-ish patterns are still in full swing.

Michigan DNR’s statewide angling regulations under review
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division presented several proposed changes in fishing regulations to the state Natural Resources Commission at the NRC meeting in Gaylord earlier this month.
All of the proposed

Jeremiah Haas: How spoiled we are as hunters, anglers to live in the Quad Cities area
Recently, I had the opportunity to go to Canada and do some fishing with my family. While we all dream of those magical adventures in the Northwoods, after a few days up there it became

New York Fishing Report – August 22, 2025
Fishing success on the west end of Lake Erie has been very good over the past week, with anglers fishing over a wide area ranging from 100-500 feet deep.

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – August 22, 2025 – video
Checking in on the action for the Hayward lakes area, Chequamegon Bay, and Lake Superior.

Mike Schoonveld: You caught a fish, so smile!
It only takes about two clicks on my phone, tablet or computer these days to find a photograph of someone holding a fish, fresh from the lake, being posed for the camera or cell phone.

Tom Pink: Whitefish in Lake Superior holding steady (for now) while populations in other Great Lakes dwindle
There has been a lot written about the decline of whitefish in northern lakes Huron and Michigan over the past several weeks, including a story written by editor Bill Parker in the July 18 issue