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Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Blood on tailgate leads to eventual guilty plea in deer case
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens. These reports are from the March 27, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Grouse group in Pennsylvania needs volunteers for planting, fencing for wildlife
Want to help wildlife? Members of the Upland Bird Hunt Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society in Pennsylvania need volunteers for planting and fencing for wildlife for two projects.
First, on Friday, April 3,

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Sunday for waterfowl seasons undecided
It still hasn’t been determined whether Sundays will be included in the 2026-27 migratory game bird seasons, according to the Game Commission.

Minnesota’s spring sturgeon fishing offers a crack at the fish of a lifetime
Spring is a season of transition. Anglers watch winter’s ice recede and finally go out.
While many anglers wait impatiently for the spring walleye opener, others take to bulrush beds to chase crappies. But

Jeremiah Haas: Tackling the dreaded, but valuable, spring cleaning list
The beginning of 2026 has been relatively mild, causing outdoorsmen to get antsy about spring activities.
As we prepare for 2026 and the adventures we will seek out, care must be taken to ensure

These steps will have you ready for New York’s trout season
Whether I sit down to write about fishing or get out there and do it, I always stop for a few moments to consider the past.
In this age of AI dumps, we all

How to use trail cams to scout for spring turkeys
The benefits of trail cameras in the deer woods are undeniable at this point.
Yet many of those same whitetail hunters would never consider using a digital scouter to pinpoint turkey activity in the

Oak Duke: Looking ahead to New York’s 2026 whitetail rut
Good news for archers and for those of us who carry firearms into the deer woods too, here in the northeast and the Midwest. Not only will the 2026 whitetail rut unfold earlier than last

Michigan DNR asking lawmakers to ‘right-size’ cost of fishing, hunting in state
The Michigan DNR has outlined its 2027 funding request for lawmakers, including $29.4 million in the governor’s budget from hunting and fishing license fee hikes.
For the third year in a row, DNR officials