Hunting
Ohio DNR adds nine new officers
Columbus — Nine new natural resources officers (NROs) officially joined the ranks of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently, taking their oath of office during a commissioning ceremony at ODNR headquarters in Columbus. The ceremony marked
Feral hog bill struck down in Ohio by appeals court
A new and already-amended Ohio law that would ban the importation and hunting of feral swine has been put on hold, again.
That comes with the recent affirmation by the Ohio 4th District Court
Ohio’s South Zone spring turkey season gets a little later start this year; here’s why
If all goes as planned, Ohio’s spring turkey hunters should kill a tick over 16,000 birds this spring.
There remains a one-bird bag limit per hunter for the season that kicks off in the
Pennsylvania bill would lift shotgun plug requirement for snow geese
Legislators will soon consider a bill aimed at lifting the plugging requirement for shotguns during the snow goose conservation season, bringing Pennsylvania in line with federal regulations.
During a March 25 House Game and
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Bipartisan bill to move the deer opener from Saturday to Monday is introduced
Since 2019, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has had the two-week season start on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and has tentatively approved to have the two-week season open this year on Saturday, Nov. 28, and end
High path bird flu peaking across Pennsylvania
Highly pathogenic avian influenza appeared in multiple species across Pennsylvania, from Erie to Lancaster, in February and March.
Snow geese accounted for most cases, although greater white-fronted geese, turkey vultures, Coopers and red-tailed hawks,
Notes off a soiled cuff: Will Pennsylvania lawmakers dip into Game Commission’s reserve fund?
Watching and listening to Sen. Greg Rothman question Steve Smith, Pennsylvania Game Commission executive director, about the agency’s humongous reserve fund at a recent Senate hearing was almost painful.
With Pennsylvania facing a projected
Know the kill zone with your gobbler gun
The turkey hunting market is full of good options for shotshells, but some hunters are going to be in for a little sticker shock this spring if they prefer tungsten.
Colleen Foehrenbacher: Preparation, careful handling, and storytelling turn wild game meals into connection
In the first few months of the year I focus more on emptying the freezers than filling them. Recipes get revisited, refined, and tested for the first time, and nothing brings me more delight than
