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Ohio’s 2023 youth deer hunting season sees a near-record harvest
Young people taking part in Ohio’s recent youth-only firearms deer hunting season performed exceptionally well, harvesting 10,039 deer. That is 524 more animals than they did during the same 2022 season, and up 31% from

Hunting, fishing, other wildlife-based recreation big economic drivers in Ohio
A recently released report from the Wildlife Management Institute, Responsive Management, and Southwick Associates showed that wildlife-based recreation contributed nearly $12.5 billion to Ohio’s economy in 2022, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of

Pheasants in the snow: Take advantage of the best rooster hunting conditions you’ll see all season
The first real snow of the season will happen eventually. It’s a dream scenario for pheasant-hunting fanatics. It’s so good that when the forecast calls for at least a few inches of fresh powder to

Opposition to reintroducing the American marten in Pennsylvania is growing
Opposition to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s proposal to reintroduce the American marten to Pennsylvania forests is growing.
Shortly after the Nov. 15 end to the agency’s public comment period on the plan to

Deer permit area 342 added to Minnesota CWD management hunt Dec. 15-17
Deer permit area 342 near Wabasha has been added to other DPAs in southeastern Minnesota and the south metropolitan area where hunters can harvest deer during a late-season chronic wasting disease management hunt. DPA 342

Still seeking a buck? December deer hunting means putting in your time
If you’re still holding onto a buck tag, early December deer hunting can be a strange time.
The orange army has passed through, there are fewer deer in the woods resulting from firearms season

Iowa DNR hosts webinar that promotes CWD vigilance, details testing options
Outdoor enthusiasts across Iowa were encouraged to join the effort to curb Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), including everything from reporting sick animals to stopping supplemental feeding, during a webinar Wednesday night hosted by the Iowa

New group formed in Minnesota called Hunters for Hunters focuses on wolves
A new hunting group has formed in Minnesota, Hunters for Hunters, and its primary focus is wolves.
The new hunting group has scheduled six “wolf predation” meetings in December and January across northern

Wisconsin DNR confirms first case of CWD in wild deer from Jackson County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Nov. 30 that it has confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Jackson County. The deer was harvested