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Long-time columnist, Ben Moyer, writes book on southwest Pennsylvania
When tasked with launching a Pennsylvania edition of Outdoor News more than 20 years ago, the first call I made was to Ben Moyer, of Fayette County.

Outdoor Observations: Digging into proposed deer regulation changes in Michigan
The Michigan DNR Wildlife Division proposed several changes to deer regulations at its meeting earlier this month at Lansing Community College West Campus.
At the same time, Natural Resources Commissioner John Walters tossed several

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Boat access is unnecessarily limited in Platte Bay
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 26, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Is it time for a longer tournament bass season in Michigan?
The Department of Natural Resources has long said that one of its goals is to provide recreational opportunities. Probably the best thing it has done for fishermen – and I really don’t know whether to

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Division of Wildlife could do more to promote small game hunting
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 26, 2023 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Commentary: Troubled by Pennsylvania commissioners’ lack of oversight on antlerless license allocations
As a life-long Pennsylvania deer hunter, I read with considerable concern, the “antlerless deer allocations” article here in the April 23 issue.
In the article, the current Game Commission board president announced that the commissioners

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: PGC, be fair to old guys
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 26, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Pennsylvania Game Commission turns its back on social aspect of science
I always found it interesting during Pennsylvania Game Commission meetings when commissioners weighed in before approving antlerless allocations for their districts.
Agency staff would recommend a number, and commissioners could alter it based on

Illinois loses another great angler, great man in Walt Koch
I was recently shocked to hear about the passing of Captain Walt Koch of the Red Rock Guiding Service. Koch passed away on April 28 at the age of 77.
I was fairly close