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Steve Pollick: Big flock of white pelicans, rarely seen in these parts, spotted at Ottawa NWR in Ohio
The continued eastward expansion into the Great Lakes of the range of the American white pelican, the second largest bird in North America, recently received an exclamation point along western Lake Erie with the spotting

Jane Beathard: Coyotes may be a bit smarter than you think
If coyotes have become more acclimated to people in Ohio, the critters are even more so in Las Vegas, Nev., where I have a vacation home.
In early November, a group of neighbors in

Gretchen Steele: Delta Waterfowl Foundation opposes the proposed Great Rivers National Park in Illinois
AltonWorks, an organization that, according to its website, “is a social impact development company focused on the revitalization of Historic Downtown Alton, Ill., as a healthy, thriving, walkable city and as a regional hub for

Ohio Letters to the Editor: A solution to get more does harvested during the season
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 22, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio Insider: Training kicks in for wildlife officer Jesse Janosik in life-saving incident
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Wildlife officers have difficult jobs.
Contributing Writer Jane Beathard wrote a story for our Nov. 8 edition about Ohio’s Columbiana County Wildlife Officer Jesse Janosik

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Pace of repairs a bridge too far
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 22, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Uriah Heep, ZZ Top, Algonquin Park and getting old
The year was 1973. The date was August 25. The location was Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY. I was 17 years old, and it was the first rock concert of my life.

Back at it: Returning to the deer woods after an injury
Deer season gets serious in New York’s Southern Zone on Saturday, Nov. 16, when the rifle season begins, and continues until Dec. 8. And no deer hunter I know can escape the excitement, myself included.

Will the Beaver Moon bring good tidings?
The bucks were coming out of velvet and the archery season was not yet under way. This seemed like a good time to try out my new camera for one of the main purposes for