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Acquiring antlerless hunting license in Pennsylvania turned out to be slow and difficult
The morning of June 26, I signed on to my Hunt Pa. internet account at 7:52 a.m. There was a nice countdown to the 8 o’clock start, when we hunters could begin the process of

Know your emergency contact possibilities when on the Great Lakes
I came out of a popular Lake Michigan harbor a few weeks ago and spotted a person in a boat a few hundred yards away waving a boat cushion.
“Something’s wrong,” I said to

Smoke, drought create bizarre spring landscape in Pennsylvania
The outdoors can be a harsh place.
Winter is the season when the natural landscape often takes a cruel turn, defined by frozen ground, frigid temperatures and chilling winds. The dull, barren winter landscape

Familiar New York tournament anglers highlight another record day with giant 9-pound smallmouth
You’ve heard the age-old adage that lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same spot. But for Tom Russell and his fishing partner Eric Sullivan, both of Albion, N.Y., it appears that lightning did strike twice

Streams of Thought: A reminder to give back to hunting by sharing hunting with others
It’s not beyond my notice that Outdoor News devotes, quite regularly, space to honoring upon their deaths those whose dedication has made this state the great hunting and fishing destination that it is. Some of

Commentary from a pro walleye angler: Use forward-facing sonar responsibly
Forward-facing sonar definitely is changing fishing. From tournaments to just weekend fishing, it has changed the way we spend our time on the water.

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Crossbows will make hunting accessible to more people
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 23, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

No-kill brown trout rule in Pennsylvania warrants caution
It is encouraging to learn of creative new initiatives in Pennsylvania trout management. For a long time, there was little real management in trout management. We raised lots of any kind of trout we could,

Outdoor Observations: Advocates of antler point restrictions in Michigan disappointed, but fight isn’t over
Antler point restrictions remain a passionate topic among Michigan’s hunting community.
APR advocates were out in force at the June Natural Resources Commission meeting at the RAM Center in Roscommon with high hopes that