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Philadelphia game land now a special wildlife area
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at their recent quarterly meeting adopted a measure renaming State Game Land 339 as Poquessing Creek Wildlife Management Area.
The change will make the parcel the Game Commission’s

Firearms could be used all deer seasons for ag control
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Deer Control Program, commonly referred to as Ag Tag, not so long ago only allowed hunting during periods when other deer seasons were closed.
As crop-damage complaints escalated, however, the program was

Pennsylvania legislation would give free antlerless tags for new hunters
New hunters may be getting more than their first hunting license when they complete their Hunter-Trapper Education course.
Sen. James Malone, D-Lancaster, has introduced a bill making first-time hunters eligible for a free antlerless

Notes off a soiled cuff: A few thoughts on antlerless harvest in Pennsylvania
Got a snarky note from a reader recently commenting on our use of “doe” tags in a headline above a story about antlerless licenses.
The guy proceeded to explain how the antlerless category also

White Earth, Minnesota DNR enter accord on managing White Earth State Forest
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the Minnesota DNR and White Earth Nation formalized a partnership in managing White Earth State Forest with a memorandum of understanding.
“We have very good working relationships and decided we

Legislation introduced that looks into possible elk reintroduction in Ohio
State Rep. Justin Pizulli introduced legislation in early January to study the prospect of reintroducing elk to Ohio and developing trails for side-by-side vehicles in the state forests.
Pizulli, who represents Scioto, Adams, and

Red dot scopes help eliminate gobbler misses
Seasoned turkey hunters, those with decades of experience, can recall their successful hunts with amazing clarity.
But even more so do they remember so vividly the misses, those times when the gobbler ran off

Dean Bortz: This Wisconsin hunting, fishing crew still going strong
The original epistle for this week’s space was headed in a whole different direction when I discovered the material you’ll see below. We do 26 issues a year at Wisconsin Outdoor News, so I have

A popular puppy, or something different? There’s a reason some breeds are picked most by hunters
Some upland bird and waterfowl hunters meticulously plan for their next bird dog. Others just catch a case of cabin fever and give in to their whims when it comes to adding a new recruit.