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Vermont Fish and Wildlife allocates 180 moose hunting permits for fall 2024 hunt, apply through June 19
Montpelier, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board voted on April 10 to have 80 either-sex moose hunting permits and 100 antlerless moose hunting permits available this year for a hunt limited to Vermont’s

Commentary: New York gun owners need to take action, get involved and vote
I have been a reader of New York Outdoor News for quite a while now and find the paper very informative and interesting. It is a good news media.
For the last three to

Dan Ladd: Seize the momentum of New York’s youth hunting programs
This time around I took the same youth in consecutive years, a first for me. Unfortunately, unlike last year when we had a bird tagged by 6:30 a.m., we weren’t so lucky this year. Four

Patrick Durkin: Researchers say ‘feds’ should manage deer herd
Three researchers from Cornell University and UW-Madison think the federal government should take the lead on managing the nation’s deer and elk, arguing that hunters and state wildlife agencies aren’t controlling the herds’ impacts on

New sharptail plan in Wisconsin stresses habitat connections
Wisconsin’s sharp-tailed grouse received a boost when the Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a new management plan that should help populations of these “dancing” birds.
Sharp-tailed grouse are native to Wisconsin and live in

Thinking of a new deer rifle? Good time to consider options in straight-walled calibers
About 10 years ago, those of us who were once obligated to use a shotgun or muzzleloader for deer hunting were able to use a rifle. A pistol cartridge rifle for the most part.

Tom Venesky: What’s in a name when it comes to move to rebrand Pennsylvania Game Commission?
There is a movement underway to change the name of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Well, perhaps “movement” is too strong of a word. A more fitting term to describe the effort is “attempt,” and

Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approves purchase of 93 acres for 967K
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the acquisition of 55 acres in southern Wisconsin and 37.7 acres in the north, all of which will be open for public use.
At its April 10 meeting,

Ben Moyer: Outdoors make Ohiopyle, Pa., Northeast’s ‘Best Small Town’
As a rule, this column looks for topics of appeal to readers across Pennsylvania. But the hope is that readers will excuse this deviation to brag about something more locally (to me) focused. Readers of