Hunting
Mike Raykovicz: Florida bear hunt evidence of how outside advocates still try to influence game departments
We here in New York, as well as many other states, take hunting seasons for granted, in that opening day means we go hunting. But that’s not always the case in other parts of the
Dean Bortz: Plenty of topics to digest before Wisconsin’s April 16 hearings
Do you think the Hine’s emerald dragonfly should be the Wisconsin state insect? But that would mean switching the honeybee to the state agricultural insect.
Should we remove the once-in-a-lifetime restriction on cow elk
Bull or cow? Wisconsin elk hunters may get choice when applying for a tag
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a statement of scope for an emergency rule as well as a permanent rule to allow the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to receive applications for antlered and
Collaboration between private landowners, state game agency benefits North Dakota wildlife
In North Dakota, more than 93% of the landscape is privately owned, making private land essential to the future of wildlife, habitat and public hunting access.
Recognizing this reality, the North Dakota Game and
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula bear harvest exceeds predicted kill for fifth year
For at least the fifth year in a row, bear registrations in the Upper Peninsula have exceeded the Michigan DNR’s predicted harvest. This time, the difference between the two numbers is the second highest it
South Dakota’s outdoor issues heating up in Pierre
A slate of outdoor bills is making its way through the South Dakota Legislature.
Some of them failed quickly, while others are still waiting for their first committee hearing. As of February 5, here
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Sundays for regulated hunting grounds
With the former prohibition on Sunday hunting now removed from Pennsylvania law, Sundays can be included within hunting seasons.
Legislation introduced that looks into possible elk reintroduction in Ohio
State Rep. Justin Pizulli introduced legislation in early January to study the prospect of reintroducing elk to Ohio and developing trails for side-by-side vehicles in the state forests.
Pizulli, who represents Scioto, Adams, and
Hunters kill 153 elk during Michigan’s 2025 season that saw record applicants
Brent Henige shot a 559-pound elk on state-managed public land in Montmorency County during the second segment of Michigan’s 2025 elk season.
But that was not the whole story. Henige, of New Lothrop, braved
