Hook and Bullet
Commentary: Mentorships mean everything in the outdoors
As a child growing up in a suburb just east of downtown Columbus, Ohio, I never really imagined that I would ever become a hunter.
My father, a World War II U.S. Coast Guard/U.S.
Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Buck taken without a license in Beaver County
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens. These reports are from the April 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Iowa’s Tony Caligiuri named new president of the Boone and Crockett Club
The Boone and Crockett Club recently announced that Tony Caligiuri of Osceola, Iowa, has been elected as the new president of the 138-year-old organization.
Caligiuri, who has been a member since 2011, began his
Commentary: Scrap antler restrictions in Pennsylvania disease areas to slow CWD spread
In a recent two-week period, two positive cases of CWD were found in wild deer, both adult bucks. One was in Carbon County and the other in Luzerne County, locations 10 miles apart.
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Ryan Rothstein: Turkey hunting and whitetail scouting go hand in hand
Inevitably, despite my best intentions to be an honest turkey hunter, I always seem to find myself drifting toward scouting for whitetails during turkey season.
One of my favorite layers of irony to unpack
Legislative update: Outdoors-related bills move in Pennsylvania Senate, House panels
As this issue of Pennsylvania Outdoor News went to press, there were three new bills in the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee and two voted out of the House Game and Fisheries Committee that should
New Michigan bills address trespass issues
Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation to address gaps in the state’s trespassing laws, with two bills offering different approaches to resolving ongoing issues.
State Rep. Curt VanderWall, R-Ludington, reintroduced legislation in March to allow
Jeremiah Haas: Tactics for hunting turkeys in the wind
Spring turkey hunting around the Quad Cities can be anything from 70s and ticks, to 20s and snow. I have been successful in both situations and I am an average turkey hunter at best. The
Commentary: Ikes offers ‘common-sense agenda for conservation’ for next Congress
With a new Congress and president in Washington, conservationists are working to safeguard the lands, waters, and wildlife that define our outdoor heritage. Across the United States, water pollution, habitat loss, and climate change continue
