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Ohio youth hunters kill 1,740 gobblers during two-day season
It was Kid’s Day-Plus-Two during Ohio’s youth-only wild turkey hunting season, April 12 and April 13.
With nearly 7,000 youth turkey tags issued, the participants – all of whom were age 17 and under
Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Waterfowlers fined after firing in direction of a hunting blind
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Much-anticipated spring turkey season starts in Ohio, with research also continuing
Ohio’s regular turkey seasons are divided into two zones: the south zone, which began on Saturday, April 19, and the northeast zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties), which opens on Saturday, May 3.
Clubs’ lawsuit against Pennsylvania Game Commission in Pa. Supreme Court
The high court heard arguments April 9 in a suit filed in 2021 by the Punxsutawney Hunting Club and the Pitch Pine Hunting Club, asserting that the commission and game warden Mark Gritzer repeatedly violated
Pennsylvania Game Commission uses sharpshooters in response to CWD cases in Luzerne, Carbon counties
The Game Commission has been working with personnel from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services to remove deer in parts of Carbon and Luzerne counties.
Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Guilty plea in Tioga County poaching case
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers. These reports are from the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Outdoors scribe Scott Bestul, well-known for his whitetail expertise, dies at age 64
Southeast Minnesota-based outdoors writer and regular Outdoor News contributor Scott Bestul, age 64, died Saturday morning, April 19, after a 2.5-year battle with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Bestul’s outdoors writing focused on a number
Pennsylvania Game Commission grants 10% more doe licenses across state
The Pennsylvania Game Commission, at its recent meeting, announced that 1,312,000 antlerless deer licenses will be allocated statewide for 2025-26, which is up from the 1,186,000 licenses allocated for 2024-25 – an increase of about
Pennsylvania Game agency changes elk license application process
A number of changes meant to update and improve Pennsylvania’s elk license application system were given final approval at the Game Commission’s April 12 meeting.
