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Pennsylvania’s Hunters Sharing the Harvest sees positive start for venison donations this year
Early reports from the last few days of the rifle deer season in Pennsylvania indicate venison donations to Hunters Sharing the Harvest are ahead of last year’s record pace.
According to Executive Director Randy

Initial phase of deer hunts in two Pittsburgh parks goes smoothly
The harvest count in Pittsburgh’s first-ever controlled bowhunt is 80 deer as of Dec. 9, when the program was paused for an 18-day break until after Christmas.
Archery began in two city parks –

More Christmas gift ideas for the outdoorsmen
Every year, I hear people fretting about what what to get their husband, wife, son, daughter, friends, or other family members for Christmas. If any of them are hunters, fishermen, campers, or if they enjoy

Gear & Gadgets: A look at the CRYO Trigger Inline Ice Reel, and more
Building on the CRYO line of ice fishing gear, Eagle Claw aimed to create an inline ice reel that embodies the quality, precision, and affordability that is CRYO. The CRYO Trigger Inline Ice Reel is

Ohio: Cuffs & Collars: Tip leads to fine for snagging crappie on Dillon Lake
Ohio Cuffs and Collars are field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife. These reports are from the Dec. 22, 2023, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio’s deer gun hunters were largely successful in 2023
Many deer hunters in Ohio laughed in the face of weather adversity during the statewide firearms season and still did better than just pretty well.
They came within 1.5% of the three-year average for the

Looking back on the evolution of ice fishing augers: “You really did that?”
As I wait impatiently for first ice here in northwest Iowa, I think back to the changes that have taken place over the past 65-plus years that I have ice fished. So many upgrades, but

Knocking on doors pays off in huge buck for Ohio bowhunter Zach Kemper
You have to knock on a lot of doors in order to get a place to hunt deer on private property in Ohio.
Zach Kemper, of Osgood in Darke County, took that to heart.

Commentary: Delta Waterfowl initiative aims to work with farmers to keep at-risk wetlands producing ducks in Canada
The Canadian prairie continues to lose its allure to breeding ducks. But Delta Waterfowl is working to expand the organization’s habitat conservation programs that provide farmers with annual incentive payments to retain the region’s critical