Hunting
Late-season whitetails require strategy; here’s how to fill your muzzleloader tag
A typical deer hunt with a muzzleloader here in the Upper Midwest would involve slipping into the edge of a picked cornfield for an evening sit, on the promise that winter’s demands will talk the
Ohio’s gun hunters see an uptick in opening day kills
In spite of the epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) outbreak that plundered the deer herd in several southeast Ohio counties this summer, hunters still found enough whitetails elsewhere to give a glow to the opening day
Tom Venesky: Game, Fish merger for Pennsylvania agencies best done sooner than later
For something that is the norm across the country, the idea of merging Pennsylvania’s game and fish agencies wouldn’t seem like a hard thing to do.
But Pennsylvania isn’t like other states. The Pennsylvania
Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Jim Schott: ‘Be out there and experience it all’
It’s interesting when a kid born and raised in southeast Ohio makes his mark on the marshes and wetlands of northwest Ohio.
But, that’s the story for Jim Schott, the longtime manager of Pickerel
CWD continues slow, steady march nationwide
In North America, chronic wasting disease now exists in 36 states and five Canadian provinces. It only appeared in one new state in 2025, in southern Georgia’s Lanier County.
Pennsylvania’s new turkey biologist sees plenty of potential for birds in Pa.
Reina Tyl is happy to talk turkey again.
In September, Tyl switched her role as the Pennsylvania Game Commission grouse and woodcock biologist to take over the wild turkey post. The move fills the
Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Council names next executive director
During the Nov. 12 Minnesota Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council meeting, members approved a new executive director, Kristina Smitten, to take over the role that Mark Johnson has held for more than a decade.
While
Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show starts Friday
The St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show kicks off Friday and continues through Sunday at St. Paul RiverCentre.
Commentary: New report highlights big returns to communities, jobs from conservation
Investments to conserve, restore, and manage fish and wildlife pump billions into the economy, fueling jobs, powering the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation industry, and rivaling major U.S. sectors.
A new report, “Conservation Economy in
