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Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Suspect exceeds the deer bag limit in Crawford County
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the July 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Shapiro signs bill lifting Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban
The long-standing ban on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania has been lifted.
On July 9 Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill to repeal the ban – recently approved by the state Senate and House of

Midsummer lake trout are not out of reach; here’s how to catch them
When May arrives each year and Minnesota’s closed fishing seasons re-open, inland lake trout fishing begins. Lake trout are found in shallow waters in the spring, accessible to anglers at a variety of depths.

Commentary: The Voyageurs Wolf Project’s perspective on wolf hunting and trapping
Our research project, the Voyageurs Wolf Project, has studied wolves in northern Minnesota for over a decade, and we’ve made a concerted effort to not only do rigorous research, but also to share our research

Fish projects get warm reception from Minnesota’s LCCMR; projects related to CWD, bird flu also considered
At the end of June, Minnesota’s Legislative-Citizen Commission on Natural Resources heard presentations regarding 124 projects vying for approval this year. Commission decisions are expected later this summer.
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Seven ways to save some cash on your long-range scope setup
Long-range target shooting is heady sport. Thousands of shooters would love to indulge… if only they could afford one of those big scopes.
Well, maybe you can. I’m not going to promise every “cheap”

Steve Piatt: Numbers that jumped out from the 2024 deer harvest report in New York
I’m a numbers guy, from batting averages to golf handicaps to goals and assists. So, when the New York DEC finally releases its highly detailed whitetail harvest report for the past season, I dive into

Looking for summer fun? Try poppers for panfish
When summer settles in and the weather turns sunny and balmy here in upstate New York, my wife and I often load the canoe or the semi-vee in the back of the truck, then head

Best of 2025’s compound bows: Here’s what hunters should ‘target’ this season
Vertical bows used to almost always lead their advertising or sales pitch with how many feet per second the model pumped out arrows. Sure, the “need for speed” was, and remains important, but brands today