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Long Island waterfowl stricken by bird flu
A headline in the Feb. 6 issue of New York Outdoor News issue warned, “Bird flu cases could increase in Northeast.” That has been the case on Long Island, where residents are regularly finding dead

Don’t make the mistakes most deer hunters make during winter
Most whitetail hunters put away their hunting gear once the season ends, and they don’t really think about deer again until the velvet bucks start showing up in mid-summer. The ones who don’t, often spend

Tom Venesky: Habitat highlights late season rabbit hunt in Pennsylvania
Not everything struggles in the snow and cold.
After the rifle deer season ends in Pennsylvania, my shift turns to rabbit hunting with my beagles. For a few weeks, however, deep snow and frigid

Dead-of-winter archery practice is good for the mind and body
When my first arrow of the morning center-punched the bull’s-eye, I smiled then quickly took a picture and sent it to my son, Jason. The text wasn’t meant to gloat – rather, I was surprised

Ongoing study takes a close look at Michigan’s moose population
Michigan researchers now have 56 moose wearing GPS collars, part of a project now in its second year to better understand survival and population growth of the animal in the western UP.
Earlier this

Nominee for BLM director faces pushback regarding his record on public lands
Former New Mexico congressman and Bureau of Land Management director nominee Stevan Pearce faced the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for a nomination hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 25 answering multiple rounds of targeted

Outdoor Insights: Proof that your voice matters when it comes to protecting public lands
At Pheasant Fest last Saturday at the Minneapolis Convention Center, I monitored a seminar: “America’s Public Lands: Action, Advocacy and the Path Ahead.”
The session spent a solid chunk of time commending the nation’s

Pennsylvania pair wins calling titles at NWTF event
Bo Bartlebaugh was back in the winner’s circle again, this time in a new division.
For Hunter Wallis, it has been a while since he won a National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National turkey

Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Tom Cross reflects on a lifetime spent hunting and fishing
You know Tom Cross is a true outdoorsman when you learn that his mom and dad bought him a 12-foot jon boat for his high school graduation.
That was in 1972 and at the