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Commentary: High school clay leagues put the fun back into shooting
The newest, and fastest growing, high school sport is trapshooting. Students across the country are discovering the fun in the shooting sports and smashing clay targets.
Starting in 2016, there are now more than

Commentary: Cut Pennsylvania’s trappers a break; we need more of them
The Pennsylvania Game Commission needs to get very aggressive with harvesting the nest robbers in our woods.
Raccoons, skunks, opossums and fishers are running rampant because low fur prices have dictated a steep decline

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Add Kent County to list of counties with EHD
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Outdoor Observations: Lawsuits filed to determine legal interpretation of Open Fields doctrine in Michigan
Some Michigan hunters have taken issue with DNR conservation officers entering private property to check for violations and hunting licenses without the benefit of a search warrant.
Well, it appears the issue came to

Ohio Insider: Were the right punishments handed down in these poaching cases?
I want to solicit your opinion on something I’ve been thinking about.
I’m going to relay a poaching story here and I want you to think about and respond to me if you think

Ohio Letters to the Editor: A potential solution to doe population problem in Ohio
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Focus on tick bite prevention
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Notes off a soiled cuff: Thoughts on possible merger of Pennsylvania fish and game agencies
When I first heard about the new study of ways the Game and Fish & Boat commissions should work together, immediately I thought of Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman and his comments about a merger

Commentary: USFWS seeks changes to Endangered Species Act; environmental groups react
The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Nov. 19 announced four proposed rules to restore Endangered Species Act regulations to their 2019 and 2020 framework.