Hunting
Commentary: The missing piece in Pennsylvania wildlife conservation
Today, Pennsylvania has abundant deer, turkeys and black bears, a growing elk herd, recovering raptors and river otters, healthy trout fisheries, and millions of acres of forests, wetlands, farms and mountains supporting extraordinary wildlife diversity.
Colleen Foehrenbacher: Urban bowhunting offers unique opportunity with potential for problem-solving required
Every time I load the truck and drive the 55 minutes to bowhunt urban deer in Rochester, Minn., I’m filled with giddy excitement and an equal pit in my stomach from nerves.
The excitement
Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania among leaders when it comes to antlerless harvest
The National Deer Association’s most recent Deer Report might interest you. It compiled white-tailed deer harvest statistics for the 2024-25 hunting season, including antlerless deer harvest per square mile.
Pennsylvania came close to leading
Mastering early season duck decoy spreads; a time when less is more
It was better than Christmas morning – opening day of duck hunting. I had just turned 14, and with a few seasons under my belt, I thought I knew it all.
Boy, was I
Commentary: You can teach an old dog to hunt
The old saying is that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Yet bird hunters who’ve tried know better.
While few would argue that an 8-week-old puppy offers the greatest opportunity to shape
Suburban deer management expands in southwest Pennsylvania
Oakmont is the latest in a growing number of suburbs around Pittsburgh to adopt a controlled archery program to manage an overabundance of deer.
After more than a year of debate, Oakmont council voted,
Changes to Michigan’s furbearer regulations discussed
Regulation changes for fishers, martens, bobcats, and gray foxes could be coming in 2028 following stakeholder discussions at the Michigan DNR’s Furbearer Forum.
DNR officials met with trappers, hound hunters, and others in St.
Behind the Scenes: Illinois native Brodie Eddington gained valuable experience as Farm Bill biologist
Western Illinois native Brodie Eddington is turning a lifelong passion for the outdoors into a career protecting Illinois’ wildlife resources.
Having accepted the position as DNR district wildlife biologist, Eddington oversees wildlife management efforts
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate 50 years
The 14,000-acre refuge protects wildlife habitat and provides outdoors recreation. It’ll host a public birthday bash on Sept. 26
