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Ohio Letters to the Editor: Fracking in state parks is indeed a wrong decision
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 5, 2023, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Commentary: Some outdoor adventures to appreciate this holiday season
About 25 years ago I found myself staring at a computer screen contemplating writing a column containing my Christmas wish list.
I had an epiphany at that moment. There had been so many wonderful

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Hunter laments loss of doves
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 29, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Where do fish come from in Illinois? Let’s have a talk
This isn’t designed to be a talk about sex, but in a way it is, I guess, so maybe glance around the room to make sure nobody is peeking over your shoulder.
Fact: Fish

A year in review: 2023 was a pretty good year in New York’s outdoors
As 2023 draws to a close and we ready ourselves for another year, it’s time to review how the last 12 months treated us in the great outdoors. For the most part, it was a

Pennsylvania flintlock season: Touching history with each shot
Ever since the Pennsylvania Game Commission established the first season of hunting deer after Christmas with a flintlock rifle, I’ve been a participant.
Initially, those early years allowed hunting on select Pennsylvania state

New York Letters to the Editor: Hunter’s light copper bullet did not perform well in 7mm-08
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 29, 2023, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Outdoor Insights: 2023 was a year of major changes for conservation organizations
The past year has seen major changes in American conservation leadership at groups like Pheasants Forever and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Add the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership to that list. The organization’s longtime CEO, Whit

Patrick Durkin: New age of deer hunting brings little joy in Wisconsin
You might assume state hunters were happy they shot a deer every other second during November’s nine-day gun season.
You’re wrong, of course. Hunters registered 85,773 bucks and 89,123 antlerless deer during the gun