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Online license sales fee covers cost of mailing Pennsylvania’s hunting digest
The new electronic licensing system implemented by the Pennsylvania Game Commission this summer generated a lot of talk among hunters, and it also raised a few questions.
Earlier this year, the commission board

Iowa research has ramifications for turkeys in surrounding states
It’s a sight that’ll bring a tear to the eye of even the most hardened turkey hunter or researcher: a turkey nest decimated by predators that feast on egg clutches. To biologists and hunters, it

New York’s Fulton County wildlife sports museum doubles in size
When the Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum opened in Vail Mills, near Amsterdam, in Fulton County back in 2006, it seemed like a sizable operation. Bob Kazmierski, a life-long taxidermist, had years earlier secured a

Doe with tennis ball stuck in mouth hit, killed by vehicle
“They wanted to use a dart gun to put the deer down temporarily, so the tennis ball could be removed,” Andary explained, “but they were not able to do that because they were not able

New York coyote hunt ban based on emotion, not fact
A proposed law in New York would ban coyote hunts, and the animal rights groups supporting the legislation believe the events are harmful to the resource. The truth is, organized coyote hunts have very little

Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger has new, fired-up executive director
Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger has hired Lisa Walker as its new executive director. She replaces Dean Hall, who is retiring after leading the organization for several years.
“When I was told about the job opening

Many Pennsylvania hunters still are waiting for licenses
It felt like hurry up and wait for Pennsylvania hunters whose licenses and antlerless deer tags purchased online in late June hadn’t arrived in the mail by mid-July.
Many who had rushed to buy

Beavers, bobcats most active in sluggish fur trade
Unfortunately, things have not gone well in the fur trade in 2023. Prices on most items, while up from 2022 sales, started from such a low value that the increases don’t seem like much –

Summer whitetail scouting will set you up for success this fall
The hot trend this summer seems to be folks writing off summer whitetail scouting. While I’ve never thought it provided the most useful scouting intel available, I certainly wouldn’t crusade against it.