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Sept. 1 is near, and Ohio outdoor users soon have many options
It started in 1968, waiting for squirrel season to roll around. I might as well be waiting for Christmas. Never did I imagine that there would be a dove season someday. The same for Canada

Ohio Cuffs & Collars: Elderly woman located by officer, K-9 team
Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife published in the Aug. 18, 2023 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Daiwa to launch new PROREX XT musky rods
As more than 1,000 anglers converge on Eagle River, Wis., this weekend for the 37th annual National Championship Musky Open, they will be among the first to check out Daiwa’s new PROREX XT musky rod

Pennsylvania commentary: Seems clear hunting license software not adequately tested
Spending most of my working career in information technology, often referred to as IT, the kerfuffle that occurred with the Game Commission’s doe licenses sales doesn’t surprise me — nor did the botched rollout of

Deer Management Assistance Program permits available on Pennsylvania game lands this year
Pennsylvania’s Deer Management Assistance Program – better known as DMAP – is available on some state game lands for the first time in the 2023-24 hunting seasons.
Through DMAP, hunters can get permits that

Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Big penalties for Massachusetts resident who poached multiple bucks
Field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers published in the Aug. 18, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

To pee or not to pee: Sometimes it’s complicated in a dog’s world
I recently gave some thought to an age-old question that many – well, maybe just me – have pondered.
Let’s say you’re taking your “unfixed” male Deutsch drahthaar on a walk. The dog asks

Commentary: Lack of hard data makes tracking N.Y. trophy gobblers a challenge
Early on while conducting research for a book on New York turkey hunting it became evident that collecting the necessary data, tracking down possible records, and weeding out ghost stories of monster gobblers would not

Minnesota vets paddle the Mississippi River for soldier suicide awareness
The Mississippi River stretches for 2,350 miles from Minnesota’s Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Park Service. Dave Hardy and Frank Lachinski, two military veterans from Itasca County in Minnesota,