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Outdoor Observations: Don’t forget to enter the Michigan Outdoor News Best Buck Photo Contest
Reader interaction is welcomed here at Outdoor News. Whether it’s a letter to the editor or a picture of hunting or fishing success, we love to hear from you.
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Ohio Letters to the Editor: Extend raccoon hunting season to March
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 11, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio Insider: Time to revisit holding a limited bobcat trapping season in Ohio
Is it time for Ohio to once again consider a limited bobcat trapping season?
Over the past few months, I’ve seen a steady stream of bobcat trail camera pictures come across my desk from

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Missed the obvious
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 11, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Time ticking to lift Sunday hunting ban in Pennsylvania this session
Just before this issue went to press, the House Game and Fisheries Committee voted to move a bill that would lift the prohibition on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania to the House floor for a vote.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: New York’s St. Mary’s School of the Deaf adapts NASP process to bring archery to students
September was Deaf Awareness Month across the country. It’s only fitting to pay special recognition to an archery program at St. Mary’s School of the Deaf in Buffalo, N.Y.
It is a perfect

Tom Venesky: Anti-fur legislation a threat to us all
Trappers are used to taking the brunt of animal welfare legislation that is introduced in state legislatures every so often.
Most of the time, these misguided measures go after trapping and the ultimate goal is

Commentary: All of Pennsylvania’s invasive species are not created equal
At what point should an invasive species be accepted or even celebrated as a part of our environment? Recent articles from this publication have my head spinning from the careless actions of specific governing organizations.<br

Commentary: Reflecting on 60 years of the Wilderness Act, and the continued importance of protecting Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Inextricable from Minnesota’s identity are the boreal forests and abundant fresh waters of our state. In particular, northeastern Minnesota hosts the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – our state’s crown jewel – a vast landscape