Hunting
Outdoor Insights: Outdoors mentor program expanding into Minnesota in 2026
Since its founding, the nonprofit has looked to expand into other states, and that effort suddenly has accelerated.
Pennsylvania’s Ray Morris a longtime conservation leader in Allegheny County
Because he grew up loving the outdoors, Ray Morris had envisioned a career as a game warden or a forester.
Although fate put him on a different path, Morris, 83, of suburban Pittsburgh, has
Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Joe Uhinck is an all-around sportsman
Minus his time away at college, Joe Uhinck has been a lifelong resident of Marblehead, in the heart of Ohio’s fishing, hunting, and trapping mecca on the North Coast.
Early hunting and fishing experiences
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Fishing For Life announces 15th annual Holes 4 Heroes ice fishing tournament
Fishing For Life will host its annual Heroes event Feb. 7 at East Medicine Lake Park in Plymouth. The event honors active duty military, veterans, and their families while bringing the community together for a
Commentary: Fight back against legislation that threatens Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Legislation concerning to regional sportsmen introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn., 8th) passed the House of Representatives last week. H.J. 140 is a bill that seeks to undo a 20-year mining moratorium in the Rainy
Kristina Smitten takes over as director of Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
Late last year, Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council selected Kristina Smitten to be its next executive director, taking over for Mark Johnson.
As of Friday, Jan. 16, Smitten had wrapped up her first full
Tom Venesky: It’s time to update Pennsylvania’s deer-tagging rule
With all the talk recently about antiquated laws and regulations, one of the most obvious is often overlooked.
For some reason, harvested deer in Pennsylvania can only be tagged in the ear and nowhere
Commentary: Age of 12 has nothing to do with maturity to hunt
After reading Tom Venesky’s recent column and a few Letters to the Editor advocating for no tags for children under the age of 7, I want to point out another side of the story.
Commentary: Warmer winters delaying duck migration
About 10 years ago, the Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries sent an April Fool’s email to stakeholders announcing a new sportsman’s group. Called ‘The Black Surface Society’, the goal of the society was to pave
