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Here’s how to tag that last-minute gobbler before season’s end
A friend of mine once remarked, “After killing a wild turkey, don’t you feel like you’re the smartest guy you know?”
I knew what he meant and I’ve often felt that way when whatever

Jeremiah Haas: A turkey hunting surprise to wrap up a season
One of the most exciting things about hunting is the unknown. I say unknown because Mother Nature is unpredictable, whether you are a full-time biologist or a novice hunter.
The moment you think

Steve Piatt: A little competition in the turkey woods doesn’t have to ruin an experience
His name was Mike.
He lived around Harrisburg in downstate Pennsylvania. Worked at the Nestle’s water plant in that area. That’s about all I knew about him. Well, that’s not entirely correct.
I

Commentary: Bipartisan bill aims to extend critical national park maintenance funding
The National Parks Conservation Association on May 1 celebrated the reintroduction of a bill to extend critical maintenance funding for national parks and public lands across the country.
The America the Beautiful Act was

Michigan NRC adjusting deer regulations that impact antlerless harvest, specialty hunts
Michigan bowhunters have gained antlerless deer harvest opportunity in the Upper Peninsula, and Liberty and Independence hunt participants can again target bucks.
Those two changes were approved earlier this month by the state Natural

Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on May 16, 2025
Fishing has been good; turkey season winding down. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on May 16, 2025.

Justin Ulberg named Michigan’s Wildlife Officer of the Year
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Justin Ulberg has been named the 2024 Shikar Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year.
The annual award, presented to Ulberg at a recent meeting of the

Ryan Rothstein: In Oklahoma, more of the same wrong thinking about nonresident hunters
Oklahoma is just the most recent states to price out the less wellto-do of big-game hunters, with more than a doubling of the fee charged of whitetail hunters. Rothstein argues that states that jack up

Tammy Miller earns Illinois Outdoor News’ Person of the Year honor after pushing for public lands
All the twists and turns and trips and tricks navigated by Tammy Miller over her nearly three decades with the DNR were the result of a particular skill learned by rural small-town farm kids across