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Pennsylvania Game Commission to meet pheasant program goals despite avian flu outbreak
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s pheasant propagation program is on schedule this year after an avian influenza outbreak at a private game farm forced the agency to take protective measures.
In December 2023, an avian

Pennsylvania Game Commission leader gets questions about secondary business
A state legislator recently questioned the head of the Pennsylvania Game Commission on whether he is operating a side business on state time.
During a March 20 hearing before the House Game and Fisheries

Ohio’s gobbler forecast paints a picture much like 2023
A popular spring tradition since 1966, Ohio’s wild turkey hunting seasons begin in April. This spring, hunters will benefit from two years of above average turkey hatches, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of

January antlerless deer season likely coming in certain CWD units in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Game Commission board is expected to vote on a proposal to extend the firearms antlerless deer season through January in certain wildlife management units impacted by chronic wasting disease.
The idea was

Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 5, 2024
Crappie spawn is near; bite is turning on now. A look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report from across the state on April 5, 2024.

High court rules Maine’s ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional
Maine’s highest court has ruled that the state’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional.
The court considered a lawsuit that asked whether the ban on hunting game animals such as deer, turkey and

Ryan Rothstein: Examining the Minnesota deer report with some perspective, some reality
Deer hunters down in the mouth after the most recent less-than-amazing state deer hunt might take solace in perspective – that while the harvest in 2023 took another dive, those more senior among us likely

New York managers ask avid hunters their concerns, perceptions about turkeys in the state
An editor contacted me in late January, asking if I would write an article for his publication. It had a spring publication date, so he asked if I would write an article on turkey hunting.

Nearly 1,000 raccoons at Illinois Trappers Association sale
The Illinois Trappers Association held its annual fur auction at the Krile Auction House in Strasburg Feb. 17. While there we a limited number of lots offered, a robust nine individual buyers were present, which