Hunting
Pennsylvania bear hunters do well in north-central and northeastern counties
Pennsylvania’s statewide regular firearms season for bears came to a close Nov. 21. Hunters in the traditional north-central and northeastern bear counties did well, but less so in non-traditional counties such as Huntingdon and Somerset.<br
A Girl & A Gun: Women’s shooting league chapter makes strides in Oxford, Ohio
Consider that every gun is always loaded, know your target and what’s behind it, don’t point at anything you’re not willing to destroy, and finger off the trigger until the site is on the target.<br
Commentary: Separate public and private-land antlerless “tags” should be part of Pennsylvania deer management
Those of us who have hunted deer for years in Pennsylvania recall when antlerless licenses were allocated on a county basis. We also remember being told that the Game Commission could do a much better
Michigan crossbow hunter shoots unusual buck with ‘Bullwinkle’ deer disease
Brian Sheets got quite a surprise when he shot a 6-point white-tailed buck with his crossbow on October 11.
Hunting near his home in Manton, Mich., in Wexford County, Sheets shot a buck he
Michigan Mixed Bag: Consider a donation to Sportsmen Against Hunger
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Michigan published in the Dec. 8, 2023, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Lack of deer hunters seen in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula an eye opener
I know hunting pressure is down in the Upper Peninsula, but a recent trip through the U.P. was a real eye-opener for its lack of hunter orange.
I traveled through the U.P., from Ironwood
Chapman State Park in Pennsylvania’s Warren County is a hunting and fishing oasis
Chapman State Park in Warren County is hardly big at 862 acres. It seems all the smaller for being surrounded on all sides by much larger chunks of public land, including the 514,000-plus acres of
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: 2,500 acre addition to Pinchot State Forest
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced that the agency has added the 2,500-acre Miller Mountain property in Wyoming County, and the property is now included in Pinchot State Forest.
Luzerne County, Pa., men face many wildlife poaching charges
Two Luzerne County residents have been charged for the unlawful taking, killing and possession of numerous white-tailed deer and other related criminal offenses, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials.
Michael Terpak, 38 and Charles
