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Michigan Letters to the Editor: Special hunts like the youth season are not necessary
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 16, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Outdoor Observations: Here’s hoping common sense prevails in CDC regulation on importing dogs
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a new dog import regulation that took effect August 1. But the new regulation is so broad and intrusive for dog breeders and owners that Sportsmen’s

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Stop feeding us slop on Lake Erie blue-green algae issue
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 16, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio Insider: So far, so good on the EHD front for Ohio deer this year, but it’s still early
Things are relatively quiet along the epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in deer front in this midsummer writing for Ohio.
So says Mike Tonkovich, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s deer program administrator, in a short

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Draw elk tag only one time
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 16, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Jeremiah Haas: Illinois youth trap shooter finishes among nation’s best at championship in Michigan
Once qualified, they need to qualify for the finals by being one of the top 401 scores after the first event. The second event is the finals, so you know there is a lot of

Ohio’s Deer Creek in crosshairs of potential new development
Once again, there is controversy over where Madison County, Ohio, should put a wastewater treatment plant. And once again, the controversy involves Madison Lake State Park.
Last year, county commissioners looked to put a

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Third annual tournament by Catching Dreams Charters makes “reel impact” for kids with cancer
Capt. Ned Librock of Catching Dreams Charters has been taking kids with cancer fishing in the productive waters of New York State for nearly a decade now.
On August 2, he made more kids

Patrick Durkin: Bluegills rival any fish in taste, fight
Few argue the bluegill would make a worthier state fish than the muskellunge, Wisconsin’s longtime holder of that title. Bluegills, after all, aren’t particular about where they live.
In ancient times, their likely range