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Notes off a soiled cuff: Could wolves return to Pennsylvania?
Seems unlikely they would push a wolf reintroduction here, similar to the Upper Midwest, but these days, who knows?

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Has modern hunting lost the “old school” outdoors skills?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 12, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Commentary: Traditional fish and wildlife management is under attack
The region’s outdoorsmen need to pay attention.
In Kentucky, the state’s Senate recently considered a bill to move the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from the Governor’s Tourism Cabinet to the Department of

Ohio Insider: Terrible storm, abundance of nest predators among many outdoor stories in the state
I’m going to hit a bunch of different topics in this space in this edition. These are things that are going on in the Ohio outdoors over the past couple of weeks. So, if you’d

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Muzzleloader hunt needs to be stretched out a little longer
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 12, 2024, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Deer management, kill more
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 12, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Commentary: Lobbying a poor use of Pennsylvania Game Commission funds
I recently read the front-page article by Tom Venesky in the March 15 issue headlined “Senate grills PGC on hiring lobbying firm” with great personal and professional interest.
As the former executive director of

Ryan Rothstein: Examining the Minnesota deer report with some perspective, some reality
Deer hunters down in the mouth after the most recent less-than-amazing state deer hunt might take solace in perspective – that while the harvest in 2023 took another dive, those more senior among us likely

Commentary: Midpoint of Minnesota DNR’s timber harvest plan means a time to reflect, examine future
In 2018, the state of Minnesota launched its Strategic Timber Harvest Initiative. Despite its name, this program proved to be far more indiscriminate than strategic.
This program set quotas for logging on state-administered forest