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Ohio Letters to the Editor: Partnered habitat work should continue through DNR
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from the March 3 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Thoughts on CWD-detecting dogs and more from PA’s top stories
Readers have criticized the Pennsylvania Game Commission for not conducting research on chronic wasting disease as it has spread across the state.
But the agency – through its unique partnership called Wildlife Futures with

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Deer opener debate continues
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Perhaps deer drives should be limited in Pennsylvania
Some of my favorite early hunting memories were created from deer drives, and I look forward to the day when my kids can join in on a “push.”
But there is a downside to

Pennsylvania’s deer-transport regulations from CWD areas present unknowns
If the proposal is granted final approval in April, it would allow hunters within disease management areas or established areas to take a deer killed there to any processor in the state – if that

Turkey vulture’s return to Ohio a sure harbinger of the coming spring?
The buzzards returned in late February, and Steve Pollick says you can mark your calendar by these scavenger’s exploits.

New York collector of antique fishing tackle has all kinds of historical treasures
Mark Schmitkons of Newfane, N.Y. is a rare breed of individual. His hobby of collecting antique fishing tackle offers an historical perspective on fishing, with a focus on Western New York.
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Are complex regulations a barrier to new hunters?
For more than three decades, literature has suggested that the complexity of hunting regulations is a barrier to hunter participation and satisfaction. In 2022, the Council released the 2022 Special Report on Hunting and the

Outdoor Insights: Highlights from a packed Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in Minnesota
Call it a conservation moonshot, but during a joint podcast with Outdoor News Radio and Modern Carnivore (modcarn.com), Land Tawney of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers brought up bison reintroduction as a priority in the decades