Hunting
Legislation could help strengthen funding for Michigan’s turkey habitat
A federal funding measure that could deliver $1.9 billion to Great Lakes restoration over four years could help Michigan conservationists restore critical wild turkey habitat, giving the state’s birds more of the open woodlands and
Work planned at southwest Ohio’s Cowan Lake will impact recreationists
One of the most popular lakes in southwest Ohio is facing some major changes. The changes will affect the many fishermen, bass tournaments, kayakers, and sailing clubs that call Cowan Lake their home waters.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Will Pennsylvania’s opening day of deer season finally come to a vote?
Our Pennsylvania Outdoor News Q&A with Rod Danley, Game Commission law enforcement director, is a must read. He sheds light on the agency’s decision to terminate the deputies program and reveals plans to hire more
80 years of training dogs at Pennsylvania’s Rolfe Beagle Club
The Rolfe Beagle Club has changed over time to remain pertinent to its members.
In 1946, the Rolfe Sportsmen’s Beagle Club was started on Silver Creek Road. Soldiers had just come home from
Michigan bowhunters get a fast start to the deer season
Michigan’s archery deer season got off to a productive start, with hunters taking nearly 16,000 deer during the first two weeks of the 2026 season, which opened on Oct. 1.
The first segment of
Michigan Mixed Bag: Northern pike regulations updated to increase harvest at handful of lakes
Michigan anglers will have more opportunities to keep northern pike under updated fishing regulations that took effect Oct. 15, following action by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission.
Ralph Loos: In this Best Buck Photo Contest, it’s the shot after the shot that really matters
Michigan deer hunters invest plenty of target time making sure they don’t miss the shot – yet for our annual Best Buck Contest, it’s the shot after the shot that really matters.
Unlike the treestand
The allure of big bucks: Where to find a jaw-dropper this firearms season
Pre-dawn on Saturday Nov. 7, 2026 roughly 400,000 Minnesota deer hunters will don blaze orange and head to woods and fields in hopes a whitetail will waltz into shooting range.
Although most deer hunters
Pugnacious panfish plentiful in Pennsylvania’s Prompton Lake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes exist first and foremost as flood control reservoirs. Their potential for recreation is a secondary consideration.
But that doesn’t mean it gets ignored. Many of these lakes offer
