Hunting
Outdoor Observations: Should Michigan game managers reduce deer harvest in areas hit hard by EHD?
Opening day of bowhunting season in southern Michigan arrived with 50-degree temperatures at shooting light. The mercury quickly rose into the 70s by mid-morning.
That’s not good news for the 11 counties in southern
Lack of doe harvest a trend nationwide
The lack of antlerless deer harvest to help balance out the herd is not only a problem in Ohio but it is in most of the United States.
That was the general takeaway from
Ohio Insider: Would these ideas actually get hunters to take more antlerless deer?
I’ve been asking the question of what, if anything, would motivate you to shoot more antlerless deer this season? I’ve talked to about a dozen readers on this topic, including Beckman, and to a man
Pennsylvania State Game Land 100 is big, wild and beckoning
The two parcels of State Game Land 100 in Centre and Clearfield counties are vastly different.
Pennsylvania officials share CWD reminders for hunters in the northeast region
In an effort to remind and inform hunters in northeast Pennsylvania about recent changes in advance of the 2025-26 hunting seasons, the Pennsylvania Game Commission shares its updated Disease Management Area boundaries to help limit
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Agency offers grants to spur fishing, boating
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is once again seeking applicants for grants to support education programs that promote new and renewed interest in fishing and boating in Pennsylvania through the recruitment of new participants,
Always dedicated to the details, Pennsylvania wildlife artist Gerald Putt wins 15th state duck stamp contest
Wildlife artist Gerald Putt, of Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, took first place in the recent 2026 Pennsylvania Duck Stamp contest for his striking painting of a green-winged teal.
“Emerald Reflections” marks a record 15
Notes off a soiled cuff: Should Pennsylvania’s youth hunters get a buck season before the regular opener?
A new youth-hunting opportunity would be created in Pennsylvania by a bill Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa, R-Fayette County, introduced last week. Reader reaction to her proposal will be interesting.
House Bill 1915, titled “Inspiring
Interested in using shooting sticks this hunting season? You’ve got options
Most hunters do not need crutches, but they can shoot more precisely if they use them.
We’re not talking about crutches under your arm pits, but your rifle’s stock. Crutches, better known as “shooting
