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Steve Sarley: Youth attendance at sports shows is vital
It’s a pretty good time of year for me. Mixing in a little ice fishing with all the outdoors shows that are happening is what I consider to be a good time. That is, even
Ohio’s 2023-24 deer harvest highest in more than a decade, includes near record buck kill
With the Feb. 4 conclusion of Ohio’s extensive deer hunting season, participants enabled the final all-implements tally to enter the record books, achieving a total of 213,928 animals.
This is the second consecutive year
Pennsylvania Game Commission keeps Saturday opening day for deer season despite many lobbying for Monday opener
In what has become a common theme at Pennsylvania Game Commission meetings, the first day of the rifle deer season remained a controversial subject once again when the board met Jan. 27.
During
New legislation would nix Sunday hunting ban in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania lawmaker recently proposed new legislation that would end the ban on Sunday hunting in the state.
According to a memorandum posted Jan. 30 by Rep. Mandy Steele, D-Allegheny County, seeking cosponsors for
James Lindner: Understand the weed factor for icing crappies
Throughout the winter, crappies are among the most popular targets of ice anglers. Most experienced hard-water fishermen are no stranger to the all-too-familiar basin crappie bite. It’s a relatively simple pattern: Crappies dump into soft-bottom
Beavers, muskrats and otters show signs of life in fur market
Early routes run by fur buyers in Illinois have shown prices to be stable on most items. A few others are doing a bit better than expected.
Early season prices started at roughly where
Outdoor Insights: Unprecedented winter weather affecting Minnesota’s fish, wildlife and flora
On Sunday, sap dripped from a maple tree onto my vehicle in my driveway. It’s been a weird couple of weeks, and here are a few ways it’s affecting Minnesota fish, wildlife, and flora.
Patrick Durkin: Baiting remains hunting’s No. 1 violation in Wisconsin
Whether Wisconsin forbade deer baiting in one-third of its 72 counties in 2006, or in 82% of its counties in 2023, deer baiters chronically led the state in hunting-related citations.
Ralph Loos: Brent Manning showed impressive leadership for Illinois even when ideas did not work out
It’s time again to solicit your nominations for the Illinois Outdoor News “Person of the Year.” Each year, we ask you to submit the name of someone in the state who has made a difference
