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Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: 2,500 acre addition to Pinchot State Forest
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced that the agency has added the 2,500-acre Miller Mountain property in Wyoming County, and the property is now included in Pinchot State Forest.

Luzerne County, Pa., men face many wildlife poaching charges
Two Luzerne County residents have been charged for the unlawful taking, killing and possession of numerous white-tailed deer and other related criminal offenses, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials.
Michael Terpak, 38 and Charles

Kip Adams of the National Deer Association breaks down the science of the whitetail rut
If hunters better understood the science behind the whitetail rut it just might make them better at pursuing their quarry.
In the Nov. 15 edition of the Deer Season 365 podcast presented by the

Slow down and keep quiet: Follow these rules for better pheasant hunting
Many of our lives today are busier than ever, but when it comes to pheasant hunting, being in a hurry is probably the worst thing we can do.
Too often, it seems pheasant hunters

Training game dogs to track wounded birds will result in more limits
On the ride back from an eventful western Minnesota hunt, I detailed to my hunting partner, Steve, how if it were not for industrious folks releasing gaudy, long-tailed Chinese birds into the state, we would

Hunting and fishing guides in Michigan must be licensed by DNR
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law a series of bills that require hunting and fishing guides to be licensed by the Department of Natural Resources to operate in the state.
The three

Gear & Gadgets: Hunting and fishing gear to help get you outdoors
HEVI-Shot released an expansion of its HEVI-Bismuth Upland product lineup. The new option is a 12-gauge, No. 3, 1 1/4-ounce, 2 3/4-inch load set at a muzzle velocity of 1,400 feet-per-second (fps). With this newly

Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Convicted felon apprehended while deer hunting with a shotgun
Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife published in the Dec. 8, 2023, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted harvests 8-point buck with crossbow
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted harvested an eight-point whitetail buck in Morrow County in mid-November with a crossbow made right here in Ohio, according to the governor’s office.
“I love crossbow hunting during the