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Tyler Frantz: Don’t waste a moment of glorious fall season
Pumpkin spice, flannels and football aren’t the only harbingers of fall’s arrival. The autumnal equinox officially graced the northern hemisphere on Sept. 22, marking the gradual shift toward shorter days and longer nights. With that

More than 160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, many who don’t intend to hunt
Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed.
The

New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 25, 2025
Hunting seasons now fully on the radar. Here’s a look at New York’s fishing and hunting report on Sept. 25, 2025.

Minnesota Mixed Bag: Early antlerless season, statewide youth deer hunt set for Oct. 16-19
Hunters may participate in an early antlerless-only deer season from Thursday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Oct. 19. The season increases opportunities for hunters in deer permit areas where deer populations are above population goals.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: What to consider when selecting a crossbow
A new era in big game archery hunting will begin on Oct. 1 in the Southern Zone of New York State (and Sept. 27 in the Northern Zone for that matter) – crossbows will now

Minnesota’s grouse hunt off to a (typically) slow start in ’25, and good opportunities for fall turkeys
The ruffed grouse report after a week-plus of hunting is short and sweet. Since the heat has lingered a bit longer than normal at the start of the grouse season on Sept. 13, there hasn’t

How can you beat hunting pressure? Here are three tips to consider
Public land is generally considered the most difficult type of ground to hunt, and for good reason. The more of us who are out there trying to kill deer, the more the deer are going

Tom Venesky: Is it time to bring back furbearer bounties in Pennsylvania?
I thought I had a raccoon problem when I saw an adult female with four young ones scamper out of the barn one morning.
But that was nothing compared to what was going on

Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council considers 54 projects that total over $500 million
Another cycle of hopeful applicants pitched their respective projects to Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council during two late-August meetings that lasted almost 19 hours collectively.
Various projects to expand wildlife habitat for prairie bird