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Three Ohio officers earn national ‘Officer of Year’ honors
Columbus — Three Ohio wildlife officers were recently honored with Officer of the Year awards from national conservation organizations, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Early bowhunt kicks off in Ohio’s CWD surveillance area
Hunters in Ohio have additional dates this season to pursue white-tailed deer in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance area, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Michigan House bill would create a Natural Resources Commission for the Upper Peninsula
Legislation recently introduced in Lansing could change how the Michigan Natural Resources Commission operates, with bills to create a separate commission for the Upper Peninsula and to boost transparency.
All members representing the Upper
Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 22, 2025
Rivers filling with salmon as spawning runs begin. A look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on Sept. 22, 2025.
Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Don’t take in abandoned bear cubs
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens. These reports are from the Sept. 26, 025 edition of Outdoor News.
More than 500 acres added to Pennsylvania game lands
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, at their recent meeting here, approved five land acquisitions – a donation, a new purchase, and three land exchanges – that would add 572 surface acres to state game
Special regulations floated for Philadelphia game land
Many state game lands are special in their own ways. Few are unique for the same reasons that make 17.88-acre State Game Land 339 in Philadelphia different, though.
That might lead to a name
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: More ag tags could be held at a time
Hunters participating in the Agricultural Deer Control Program, or Ag Tag program, can receive as many permits as they obtain coupons for.
But presently, Ag Tag hunters can hold no more than four permits
Notes off a soiled cuff: Should kids under age 7 really get tags under Pennsylvania’s Mentored Hunting Program?
Pennsylvania Game commissioners, at their recent quarterly meeting, voted preliminarily to give all mentored hunters – including those under 7 years old – deer harvest tags. But there was disagreement on the board and the
