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Mark Nale: Pennsylvania’s wealth of public land questioned
I was troubled by a recent article in Pennsylvania Outdoor News, headlined “Senators: PGC owns enough game lands.”
The story reported on comments made by Pennsylvania senators after Game Commission Executive Director Bryan

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Is the 2024 deer season here?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 8, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

New York Letters to the Editor: Crossbow hunters/shooters practice safety and ethics
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 8, 2024, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Dan Ladd: Some concern exists as New York goes to print sporting licenses later this year
It’s an ever-changing world in New York’s sporting community, exemplified by last month’s announcement that come this August when sporting licenses go on sale, we will be going to plain paper licenses and carcass tags.

Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Make nonresidents pay here what we pay in their states
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 8, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Talking turkey with NWTF Hall-of-Famer Chris Kirby
I recently had the pleasure of talking (turkey) with Chris Kirby of Springville, N.Y., just a few days after he received a prestigious honor. Kirby was named to the Grand National Calling Championships Hall of

Patrick Durkin: Wisconsinites invest time, labor in fish, wildlife areas
Whether you fish, hunt, hike or birdwatch on one of Wisconsin’s 200-plus fish and wildlife areas, you’ll benefit even more if you “adopt” and work on that prized land with help from the Department of

Commentary: Contact Wisconsin senators to move hunter safety in-person training bill forward
In January, the Wisconsin State Assembly unanimously passed AB-270, a bill that would require those students ages 17 and younger to take an in-person, hands-on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hunter safety course and exam

Tom Venesky: Wild browns no reason to scorn stocked trout in Pennsylvania
As popular as they are, stocked trout receive plenty of scorn.
The debate over stocked trout usually picks up around now, just as the white Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission trucks are starting to