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Final Ohio deer kill tops 200,000 for fourth straight year
Ohio hunters checked 232,142 white-tailed deer during the 2025-26 season that concluded on Sunday, Feb. 1, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The season total includes all deer taken during archery,
Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Five-person group hunting doves kills 32 over their limit
Ohio cuffs and collars are field reports from the Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Ohio rabbit hunt on schedule for Feb. 28
The Butcher Block will host its fourth annual rabbit hunt on Saturday, Feb. 28, continuing a growing tradition that blends field sport, friendly competition, and community fellowship within Madison County’s outdoor community.
The 2025
Ohio Insider: More fracking fallout on public lands
When and where will it stop? Not anytime soon, I’m afraid.
What I’m talking about is the continued fracking of state lands in Ohio. The most recent decision by the state’s Oil and Gas
Minnesota DNR’s electronic licensing revamp expected to go live this spring
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Minnesota DNR issued a statement explaining that the electronic licensing system will come online in the spring of this year in a two-phased approach.
The first phase will allow
Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Deer poachers caught in the act
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens. These reports are from the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania’s certified hunter program may expand
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners voted to preliminarily approve regulations that will guide the agency’s Certified Hunter Program, which connects hunters and landowners as a means of addressing crop-damage concerns.
Pennsylvania Game Commission deals add more than 1,000 acres to game lands
Pennsylvania game commissioners at their Jan. 24 meeting, approved 13 real estate transactions – eight land acquisitions and five land exchanges – that would add more than 1,125 acres to state game lands.
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Sundays for regulated hunting grounds
With the former prohibition on Sunday hunting now removed from Pennsylvania law, Sundays can be included within hunting seasons.
