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Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Person with outstanding warrants arrested on state game lands
Allegheny, Beaver and Washington Counties Game Warden Supervisor Sgt. Matt Kramer reports the State Game Land 203 range is still very active. Hunters are reminded that as of July 1, 2025, the new license year

Ohio Insider: Fallout from cuts to H2Ohio Initiative
I was truly surprised when the legislature in the recent state budget proceedings reckoned deep cuts in the H2Ohio Initiative.
Gov. Mike DeWine launched the water quality initiative in 2019 in an effort to

Notes off a soiled cuff: With Sunday hunting ban lifted, what’s the next big outdoors controversy for Pennsylvania?
With the lifting of the ban on Sunday hunting effective Sept. 7 when the new law kicks in – cementing weekend hunting here like every other major hunting state already has – we’re wondering what

Michigan legislation would pave way to create authority to manage forests
Legislation introduced in Lansing would play a key role in preserving 32,000 acres of Keweenaw County forest, while creating a mechanism for local forest management.
State Rep. Greg Markkanen, (R-Hancock) introduced House bills 4694

These training tools will help you level up your retriever or pointer
Even though it happens every year, the speed in which summer comes and goes always seems to catch us by surprise. We are officially into the back half of this one, which means we’re inching

A little effort in the summer pays off later on the trapline
Every year it amazes me when trappers fail to prepare their traps and equipment before season.
These same trappers fail to prepare their traplines and gain permission to trap on various properties. Yet, they

Glenn Sapir: An enjoyable experience and incredible fishing from a party boat
I have fished out of a variety of watercraft, ranging from a two-man, front-to-back pontoon “bass boat” and kayaks, canoes and johnboats to high-powered bass boats and large, roomy pontoon boats, to six-pack charters, that

Get ready for fall and celebrate the outdoors at Minnesota’s 44th annual Game Fair
Game Fair is an outdoor family event like no other with dog events, doggy parades, shotgun trick shooting shows, informational seminars, birds of prey, hundreds of vendors with the latest gear, trapshooting, delicious fair food

Sundays for fall hunting ’25 will be decided soon in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Game Commission on July 28 is expected to add Sundays to this fall’s hunting seasons during its meeting in Harrisburg.
The meeting had been scheduled for earlier in the month. But