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Pennsylvania hunter gets jail time for shooting hunter in Colorado
A Pennsylvania muzzleloader hunter convicted of criminally negligent homicide and careless hunting in the 2021 shooting death of a Texas bowhunter in Colorado was sentenced March 31 in Cortez, Colorado.
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Huge buck is close to a record
A mix of outdoor news stories from across Pennsylvania published in the April 28, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Penn State NWTF club wins collegiate chapter awards
The club received a first-place award for highest membership of all collegiate chapters, as well as second place for highest net earnings, which it collected during its annual spring fundraising banquet.
Hitting their mark with air rifles: meet the Minnesota Centershots Junior Rifle Club
I recently received a call from Anoka pal Jeff Weaver, who told me he was at a meeting at the Anoka American Legion. While he was there, he found a group of young people shooting
Minnesota DNR invites public input on Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area master plan update
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in the Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area to participate in a webinar and help inform the DNR’s updates to the WMA’s master plan.
The webinar
Spring is the time for crappies on a cane pole
Kevan Paul, who owns Kevan Paul’s Guide Service and guides clients across northern Iowa, says Clear Lake is his go-to lake for May crappie fishing. Paul likes to use a long ago favorite for lots
Western Minnesota land acquisition team honored by Otter Tail County Pheasants Forever
The Otter Tail County Pheasants Forever chapter in west-central Minnesota recently honored the Fergus Falls Wetlands Acquisition Office, which supports Otter Tail County and lands throughout the state, with the chapter’s Longtail Award. Since 2018,
Pennsylvania pheasant farms at risk during avian influenza outbreak
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is aware of the risk that will arise once the first shipment of pheasant chicks arrives on the agency’s game farms in April.
As the threat of avian influenza
Focus on floats to catch spring panfish: From slip-bobbers to balsa to bubbles
Bluegills, crappies, and bobbers go together and remain a basic, productive means to catching panfish. But somewhere along the way, bobber fishing got sophisticated. Bobbers and corks became “floats.” Call them what you want, but
