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Mike Raykovicz: How much is too much when it comes to the cost of archery equipment?
I don’t know about you, but 20 bucks for certain things is still a lot of money to me.
Twenty dollars for a pizza or a couple of Big Macs just turns my head.

Outdoor Insights: National parks are big business, so why are we gutting them?
Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced it would lay off 1,000 National Park Service employees. A week later, after some backlash, we were hearing that some of those positions would be re-hired, and that

Notes off a soiled cuff: Pennsylvania Game Commission receives fewer royalties from natural gas last year
At the recent House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing on returning the opening day of deer season to Monday in Pennsylvania, there was an interesting exchange between Rep. Jim Haddock and Steve Smith, Game Commission

Bill Hilts, Jr.: The future of fishing looks bright behind young anglers like the Noon boys from New York
I worry about what the future holds for the outdoors and natural resources that are protected by hunters, fishermen and trappers year after year. As my generation gets older, will there be new blood infused

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Forward-facing sonar making it too easy
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Mike Schoonveld: Would selling fish be a problem or a solution for Michigan?
I was at an after-dinner gathering of fishermen hailing from several states recently. It was what many would call a “bull session” where fishing tales, opinions, jokes, and other more or less important discussions flowed

Michigan Letters to the Editor: No more burdens for Michigan’s sportsmen
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Outdoor Observations: Will Michigan deer-baiting ban be lifted? History says no
Another bill to legalize baiting of white-tailed deer in Michigan has been introduced in the state legislature.
State Sen. Michele Hoitenga (R-Cadillac) introduced SB 065 earlier this month which, if approved by both the

Ohio Insider: Even with overall increase, antlerless harvest still not moving the needle
With nearly 240,000 whitetails harvested during the recently completed 2024-25 deer hunting season, it was a good year to be a deer hunter in Ohio.
Especially if you were chasing a buck. Ohio hunters