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Dan Ladd: One hunter’s take on crossbows and compounds
I’m not sure the crossbow debate in New York is ever going to go away.
Even if the state legislature were to eventually pass legislation allowing crossbows during the entire archery season – which

Tyler Frantz: Competing in Scholastic 3-D Archery helps a young Pennsylvania archer grow
When my son, Foster, and I walked into the archery room at Palmyra Sportsmen’s Association in Pennsylvania during a Field Day event a few months ago, we unofficially began the journey of competition archery. <br

Commentary: The status of whitetails in Minnesota, and what our deer herd needs
The MDHA and the status of whitetails in Minnesota: what our deer herd needs

Streams of Thought: Minnesota’s outdoors world loses a dandy with death of Earl Norris Johnson
After a few years on the beat here at Outdoor News, I’d established quite a few friendships with state DNR folks who worked with Minnesota’s fish and wildlife. After a few more years on the

An Illinois Deer Classic hollering point: antlers or no antlers?
What do we Illinois deer hunters choose to shoot, why do we choose to shoot it – and is there a chance that most of us just wing it and make such decisions on the

Dave Zeug: Wolves are controversial in Spain, too
The news article’s first paragraph was blunt.
“The ban on wolf hunting is ratcheting up tensions, pitting farmers in the rural north who fear for their livelihood against the urban populations who live in

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Clay target lead-ban bill is wrong for many reasons
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 8, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

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.