Hunting
Fewer hunters are chasing diving ducks each fall; Would tweaking limits bring them back?
Duck hunting has changed in recent years, and so have perceptions about the sport.
Field hunting for ducks has become popular, especially in western Minnesota and the Dakotas. Today, duck hunting for many people
Bob Gwizdz: Old habits die hard – especially when it comes to deer hunting season
At this time a year ago, I was convinced I was retiring from deer hunting. It just doesn’t flip my switch the way it used to, which I found surprising considering I was consumed with
Wisconsin DNR asking for public input on statewide turkey management
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public input as the revision process for the state’s Turkey Management Plan begins.
Wisconsin’s current Turkey Management Plan, adopted in 2015, was designed to guide
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
