Hunting
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota loses a huge fishing advocate in Tom Neustrom
Tim Lesmeister and I devoted a segment to remembering Tom last week on Outdoor News Radio. Lesmeister recounted the tale of how Neustrom survived a gunshot as a Chicago police officer decades ago, before serving
Spring thaw showed severity of winter deer losses in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
If the number of dead deer that people found this spring in Michigan’s Emmet County is any indication, winter losses were probably high throughout the region.
Many of the dead deer are believed to
National meeting of Ikes brings conservation gathering to Minnesota this week
The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA), one of the nation’s oldest and most respected conservation organizations, will hold its annual three-day national convention at the Hilton Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport in Bloomington beginning Thursday, July
Commentary: Incidental fall turkey harvest by Pennsylvania archers is not really a problem
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 17, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Tyler Frantz: Bringing home a new bird dog an adventure in the making
Losing my first bird dog of 13 years was a long, slow burn of hurt. It took me two years to get over it. But where one chapter ends, a new one must begin, so
Tom Venesky: Vermont’s mountain lion return plan seriously flawed
I usually don’t care too much about what other states do when it comes to hunting and fishing regulations. When it comes to the outdoors, Pennsylvania is so unique – and blessed – that we
Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania Game Commission’s reserve fund keeps drawing legislators’ attention
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s reserve fund exceeding $500 million – fed by proceeds from Marcellus shale natural gas receipts from the game lands – continues to draw attention in Harrisburg as lawmakers struggle to fund
Commentary: Results of Oregon lawsuit could reshape public lands
Most of us first encountered Lord of the Flies in high school English class. It’s a story about what happens when the rules that hold a community together disappear – and how quickly order gives
Ralph Loos: Michigan DNR asks for public’s help finding the state’s elusive gray fox
Some take issue with the state asking folks who see a turkey or a bat while out on adventure to set aside time to report the sighting in their uncompensated role as a “community scientist.”<br
