Hunting
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania lags behind in debate over use of trail cameras
This frequently happens when I search the Pennsylvania House or Senate websites for specific information. I’ll encounter something else that’s unrelated, but interesting.
That’s how I learned about House Bill 59, which was introduced
Deerassic Park, and it’s impressive whitetail Hall of Fame, great place to visit for deer junkies
The off-season for a serious whitetail hunter can be a grim time of year. Long days and hot temperatures push the mind longingly back to crisp fall mornings and big bucks, despite deer season still
Streams of Thought: Nominate outdoor leaders from your Minnesota communities
It’s nearly August (how can that be?), so it’s the time of year again when we at Outdoor News send out the call for nominations for our Outdoor Leaders Award.
Selecting winners of our
Ducks Unlimited, partners surpass important wetlands conservation milestone
For the first time in its 87-year history, Ducks Unlimited has delivered 1 million acres of conservation across North America in a single year thanks to more than a million supporters and partners, including private
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Minnesota to host National Wildlife Federation’s 2025 annual meeting
Minnesota has been selected to host the National Wildlife Federation’s annual meeting in June 2025. The annual meeting brings together representatives from the group’s 52 affiliate state and territorial organizations to discuss and celebrate natural
Minnesota DNR plans to sell 80,000 school trust acres in the Boundary Waters to U.S. Forest Service
The Minnesota DNR announced last week a plan in which the agency would sell more than 80,000 acres of state-owned school trust lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the U.S. Forest Service,
Bob Gwizdz: Most of Michigan’s Deer Management Initiative recommendations won’t help deer herd
I’ve spent a lot of time poring over the conclusions of the recently completed Deer Management Initiative, but I’ll be darned if I can see what the hours of effort, expended in that exercise, actually
Commentary: What science says about human consumption of lead in venison
The short answer is that the concern is overblown in much the same way that concerns over lead and wildlife impacts are (more dramatically) overstated.
Tom Venesky: Time to let farmers plant again on Pennsylvania game lands
Crop damage concerns have been at the forefront lately as the Pennsylvania Legislature considers bills aimed at reducing the impact of deer.
So far, not much has worked when it comes to reducing crop damage.
