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Outdoor Observations: Bob Knoop, Jr. a worthy recipient of Michigan’s Person of the Year Award
A shout out goes to the family of the late Bob Knoop, Jr. Bob is the recipient of the 2025 Michigan Outdoor News Person of the Year award.
A true conservationist with a huge

City of Lock Haven in Pennsylvania offers free DMAP tags
The City of Lock Haven recently announced the availability of free Deer Management Assistance Program coupons for local hunters, which can be exchanged for antlerless deer tags that are valid on any of the three

Economic advantages of fishing and boating in Pennsylvania detailed at hearing
During a May 6 public hearing before the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee, sportfishing and boating industry representatives casted out some pretty hefty dollar figures to emphasize the economic impact of fishing and boating in

Pittsburgh angler cherishes the pursuit of big fish
Collin Terchanik spent the pandemic years tripping across Pennsylvania to fish for wild brown trout with two buddies from Penn State.
“We fished streams no one would think to fish, that maybe didn’t have

Dr. Scott Larsen named new veterinarian at Michigan DNR
After 18 months without a veterinarian, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources earlier this year hired Dr. Scott Larsen to the Wildlife Health Section.
Larsen, who most recently served as a veterinary liaison for

Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Salt and corn for rabbits and squirrels, but not deer? Unlikely
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the May 23, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Michigan Mixed Bag: Summer Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop on tap in Roscommon
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the 2025 Becoming an Outdoors Woman Summer Workshop will be June 20-22 at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, 104 Conservation Drive, Roscommon, MI, 48653.

Leader of Michigan’s Passing Along the Heritage Foundation posthumously honored as Person of the Year
Robert Alan Knoop, Jr., – “Bobby” to a legion of outdoorsmen and women he affected – died on Nov. 2 at the age of 67 after a life where he spent time helping others experience

Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Deer gets its head stuck in plastic container
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the May 23, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.