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Highlights from meeting of the Pennsylvania game commissioners
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania game commissioners at their April 11 meeting took the following actions: Certified hunter program The commissioners voted to adopt regulations that will guide the agency’s Certified Hunter Program, which connects hunters and

Pennsylvania Game agency OKs final 2026-27 hunting seasons
Pennsylvania game commissioners gave final approval to the 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits at their April 11 meeting.
The commissioners decided that rifle deer season will begin the Saturday after Thanksgiving

Ohio’s 2026 spring turkey hunt on tap soon
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has announced hunting season dates for the wild turkey, one of Ohio’s most iconic game species.
Spring turkey hunting is an anticipated event for many Ohioans. During

Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 16, 2026
Water temps in the low 50s; fishing just OK now. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on April 16, 2026.

In 50-49 vote, U.S. Senate ends copper-nickel mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
A months-long effort by Minnesota and national conservationists to protect the Boundary Waters watershed failed Thursday morning when the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to pass House Joint Resolution 140. The bill now goes to President

Pennsylvania Game Commission allots 12% more doe tags
The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced at its April 11 meeting that 1,469,000 antlerless deer licenses will be allocated statewide for 2026-27, which is 12% more than the 1,312,000 antlerless licenses allocated for 2025-26.
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Minnesota bear numbers growing outside of their natural range
Minnesota’s resident megafauna – the black bear – is one of the state’s great conservation success stories during the past several decades, its population expanding both in numbers and geographically.
Today, the state’s

Turkey vocalizations every hunter should understand to break the language barrier
Most turkey hunters have a grasp on the basic vocalizations that real birds make, but they often don’t understand what is being communicated.
Think of it sort of like a preschooler absentmindedly saying words

Commentary: Earlier deer gun season opener in Wisconsin long overdue
I disagree wholeheartedly with Wisconsin Outdoor News Editor Dean Bortz when he says it’s time to think about an earlier opening date for the deer gun season. It’s not time, Dean, it’s way past time