Hunting
Candidates sought for Pennsylvania Game Commission board
The Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation is seeking qualified candidates interested in serving the Pennsylvania Game Commission as commissioners in the following regions.
Mixed Bag: Deer with “Pet” spray-painted on its sides found in Lebanon County on opening day
A deer with the word “pet” spray-painted on its sides in bright orange letters was found wandering around a community in Lebanon County on the first day of rifle deer season.
Commentary: Pennsylvania needs to merge agencies or at least simplify regulations
It’s time! In fact the time is long overdue.
That fact was driven home to me a few weeks ago when I went to sight in an old friend’s rifle for him at the
Notes off a soiled cuff: Upcoming Pennsylvania flintlock season last of its kind
Now that the firearms deer hunting season is over and the holidays are upon us, it’s an appropriate time to point out that Pennsylvania is the only state that still offers a primitive flintlock season,
Michigan’s hunting, fishing license sales very similar to ’24
Michigan hunting and fishing license sales remained relatively stable in 2025, with deer license sales similar to last year and a roughly 1% decline in fishing licenses sold.
A total of 1,433,630 unique customers
Missouri announces changes for spring 2026 turkey hunt
The Missouri Department of Conservation last week announced regulation changes to spring turkey hunting that will reduce the nonresident harvest limit from two bearded turkeys to one.
Nonresident landowners will maintain a harvest limit
New York DEC debuts new state lands reservation system for Long Island’s January deer hunt
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that the 2026 firearms deer season in Suffolk County will begin Sunday, Jan. 4, and continue through Jan. 31, 2026.
New for the 2026
Reflecting on half a century of Wisconsin deer hunting
Fifteen minutes after squeezing the trigger, I was dumbfounded. The shot at the buck was only a little more than 50 yards and my crosshairs had been squarely on its shoulder.
As it ran
Michigan’s firearms deer harvest declines from 2024
Michigan hunters registered 129,471 whitetails through the DNR’s mandatory online registration system during the 16-day firearms deer season.
That’s down approximately 2.8% from last year’s firearms season harvest. This year’s total includes 81,344 bucks
