Hunting
Drawings, meetings coming for special deer hunts in Ohio
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves is holding special deer hunts at state nature preserves and state scenic river lands across Ohio during the 2026-2027 hunting season. These locations were identified
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: New manager for Laurel Caverns State Park
A Warren County native, Eckman previously managed Black Moshannon State Park. She earned her bachelor’s in environmental biology from Clarion University before attending Slippery Rock University and earning a dual master’s in environmental education and
Commentary: Pennsylvania Game Commission fending off sharks circling the agency’s funds
For the purpose of full disclosure, I am a grateful and happily retired former Pennsylvania Game Commission employee who was fortunate to work for the agency for 35 years. In the 14 years since retiring,
Pennsylvania study fuels big debate over public lands felt in Michigan
A new study released by a fellow Great Lakes state is adding fresh data to a long-running debate over the economic value of publicly-owned hunting lands. And its findings could have implications for similar discussions
Bob Zink: Examining the shifting baseline syndrome in hunting and fishing
A concept known as the shifting baseline syndrome (SBS) is pivotal to our understanding game and fish species and how they are managed.
SBS refers to the phenomenon in which each generation accepts the
New York Reader Stories: Lessons of patience, perseverance, and faith from the turkey woods
My 2026 turkey season started on a sad note with a longbeard coming my brother’s and my way only to hear five rapid-fire shots in the next field and the bird eluding us. There was
Murphy’s Law for sportsmen (or if you’re anything like me)
If you’re anything like me, it never fails that your perfect cast of the topwater plug to that big largemouth bass lurking just under the lily pad is smacked instead by a 6-inch pickerel.
Michigan ‘backyard’ deer feeding bill awaits Gov. Whitmer’s signature
Legislation to legalize residential wildlife feeding, including deer, is awaiting a signature from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who vetoed the same proposal in 2021.
House Bill 4350 could create an exception to Michigan’s deer feeding
Gear review: First impressions of the Carbon Synergy climbing sticks from Latitude Outdoors
Eric Morken recently got the new Carbon Synergy climbing sticks from Latitude Outdoors after hunting with a set of carbon sticks from a different company the last few years that did not meet his expectations.<br
