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Commentary: Closing Reynolds Game Farm in New York would be a terrible mistake
There is a new terrible idea flying around Albany. The New York Times recently reported that legislation will be introduced in the State Assembly to shut down the Reynolds Game Farm, in Ithaca, the only

Mike Raykovicz: A few outdoor resolutions for 2025; we’ll see if I can keep them
I’m terrible about keeping a New Year’s resolution. For example, last year I was determined not to go “uuuuugh” whenever I got out of a chair or sat down in one.
In fact, I

Mike Schoonveld: Crossover clothes for anglers and hunters
My son-in-law couldn’t get away to hunt in the early part of firearm deer season when the temperatures were warmer than normal.
By the time he made time in his schedule it was

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunters should get up and walk instead of passive deer hunting
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: No gray foxes detected by Southern Illinois University project in 2024, furthering mystery
This is certainly the least important thing we learned from a recent update on the Illinois Gray Fox Project, an ongoing effort by a Southern Illinois University research team to learn why the predator species

New York Letters to the Editor: Some crossbow hunters don’t really look all that disabled
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: New year a season of thanks
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 10, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: New York legislature should move on crossbows in 2025
The 2025 legislative session is coming and after years of discussion, New York lawmakers should consider the hunting community, the Department of Environmental Conservation and even the white-tailed deer herd this year and pass crossbow

State Roundup: Wisconsin Outdoor News readers respond to Bortz’s call
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I asked readers to check in here at the Wisconsin Outdoor News world headquarters if they’ve been reading the paper for our full 31 years of existence, or