Fishing
New York Reader Stories: In our father’s footprints
Mid-afternoon snowflakes floating softly to the forest floor signaled the first change in the weather, and the beginning of a memorable end to a deer hunt in the southern Adirondacks. It was easy to follow
Pennsylvania Fish, Boat officer says ‘no one asked us about losing deputies’
Questions abound about the abrupt dismissal effective Sept. 1 of 174 deputy officers serving the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions.
Lawmakers, deputies and sportsmen alike have asked about why the action was
Take your bluegills on the rocks in late summer
My slip bobber floated in the olive-green current, swirling around a large pile of pumpkin-sized rocks in the Mississippi River. Nearby, a large fish of an unknown species rose to the surface, giving my buddy
Meet ‘Wild’ Bill Weber, a man who enjoys his big three at the Minnesota State Fair
This Minnesota native has made it a tradition to visit the State Fair for more than five decades with family and friends. He makes three stops an absolute mission every year: Sweet Martha’s Cookies, a
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: WCO Luke Walter gets boating law award
The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Boating Officer of the Year Award was presented to Waterways Conservation Officer Luke Walter, whose district includes western Erie County.
Spring turkey dates, bass regs on the table in Ohio
The Ohio Wildlife Council received proposals for the spring 2027 wild turkey hunting dates and simplified bass fishing regulations on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will publish a complete list
Jeremiah Haas: Dare to be different to find success in the woods and on the water
Hunting and fishing are always full of new innovations.
One person might say it is to conquer the game or fish we chase. Others may say it is to conquer the hunter’s and fisherman’s
Outdoor Insights: A right to hunt and fish… with teeth?
Only Alabama had similar constitutional language on the books prior to Minnesota, and now 24 states have it, with Florida the latest, in 2024.
Sauger shows up in Ohio’s Maumee River from stocking
On Aug. 14, members of the University of Toledo Lake Erie Center’s grass carp strike team netted a young-of-the-year sauger while electrofishing in the Maumee River.
The team was there to look for the
