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Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art celebrates 30 years in Pennsylvania
Ned Smith was an icon among Pennsylvania outdoor communicators.
A renowned wildlife artist and illustrator, he had the honor of creating Pennsylvania’s first duck stamp in 1983. He completed nearly 120 cover paintings

Anglers can get a boost from proper eyewear
Two summer tips I’d like to offer are that you should definitely be using polarized sunglasses when outdoors, and always be armed with a good-quality sunscreen.
I always wear polarized sunglasses and preach that

Big ginseng bust comes down in Ohio
West Virginia resident Tony L. Coffman, once featured on the popular History Channel program about the illegal ginseng trade, is scheduled for sentencing in federal court in Columbus on July 20 for trafficking wild American

Mike Raykovicz: Summertime thoughts as I prepare for a possible fall without bowhunting
July is here and most people will be thinking about or making vacation plans but, for me, I’m already thinking about October and the beginning of archery season. I know the season doesn’t open for

Hunter’s summer in Pennsylvania: Here are ways to pass the time
For outdoor sportsmen, summer is in between hunting seasons, but it still should be an active time.
Mid-July is staging on the calendar, and in Pennsylvania that means high outside heat and its companion

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Wet or dry? What’s best for pheasants?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from the July 14, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Outdoor Insights: Minnesotans should demand no net loss of public lands after state park transfer
The public policy low point for this scribe in 2023 has been the ongoing transfer of the Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community. By the time state residents became aware of

Joe Fellegy: Thoughts on mosquitoes, drought chat, and about sonar
I don’t know much about mosquitoes. Ditto for bats. But I did experience the biggest mosquito onslaught in my long life. That was in early June of this spring.

Commentary: Federal Ammo criticizes Minnesota DNR for lead-shot order regarding SNAs
Federal Ammunition has been in Anoka for more than 100 years. We are the world leader in ammunition design and manufacturing, and we proudly employ more than 1,500 Minnesotans. These are high-quality, local jobs. The