Hunting
Joe Shead: Why 2023 was my toughest Minnesota deer season ever
I knew things were bad last spring when I found uprooted cedar trees that weren’t eaten. Deer congregate in cedar swamps to endure deep snow.
As soon as a limb or an entire cedar
Jeremiah Haas: Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration programs integral to what we love as hunters, anglers
Now that we have spent the sporting goods store gift cards we received at Christmas, you might be wondering where does all that money go? While the manufacturers and retailers get much of the price
A quick chat with the North American Grouse Partnership’s Ted Koch
In 2019, shortly after retirement, Ted Koch became executive director of the North American Grouse Partnership. He’d previously worked 30 years as an endangered species biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Tom Venesky: Crossbows a big reason for Pennsylvania’s vanishing small-game hunter numbers
It is easy to point to declining populations as the reason why fewer people hunt for small game today. Same thing with turkeys – which, until recently, it was believed that a drastic drop in
For New York native Ed Kohler, life has been 91 years of perpetual outdoor motion
In a room cluttered with the memories of a life well lived, a snarling mountain lion glares down from a green wall. It was taken in Montana by New York native and outdoorsman Ed Kohler
Michigan hunting seasons saw 10 firearm-related incidents, no fatalities, in 2023
Hunters across Michigan produced a good safety record in 2023.
Through all 12 months and several different hunting seasons, there was a total of just 10 firearms-related incidents (accidents) and no fatalities.
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Ron Schara: In 2024, resolve to be involved in outdoor issues
New Year’s resolutions seem to be going out of style. Just as well, probably. Typically they’re promises to ourselves that are not kept. I know. I’m good at breaking resolutions.
As proof, the day
Mark Nale: Open Fields Doctrine is important for the protection of Pennsylvania’s wildlife
When I read the reader commentary in the Dec. 22 issue of Pennsylvania Outdoor News, I thought, “Wow – this guy makes sense.”
Wayne Bush of Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, was commenting about two Clearfield
Ryan Rothstein: Set goals to make next deer season your best
I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, mainly because if making them were something I cared about, I’d have done it by now.
Even when it comes to deer hunting, I generally don’t have
