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Commentary: The hardest shot in all of hunting
Wing shooting with a bow – taking flying game birds with arrows – is among the oldest and also the most demanding forms of hunting. It predates the use of firearms by thousands of years,

Steve Pollick: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s highs, lows, on conservation front
As his two terms as Ohio’s chief executive wind down, Mike DeWine has earned a legacy as the Conservation Governor.
Under his watch, Ohio’s wildlands holdings have expanded and natural resources have been mostly

Tom Venesky: Can Missouri’s new CWD approach work in Pennsylvania?
Using sharpshooters to kill deer in response to a detection of chronic wasting disease is something I always found questionable.
Does the tactic lower deer numbers in a specific area? Sure it does. Whether

Notes off a soiled cuff: Will Pennsylvania’s opening day of deer season finally come to a vote?
Our Pennsylvania Outdoor News Q&A with Rod Danley, Game Commission law enforcement director, is a must read. He sheds light on the agency’s decision to terminate the deputies program and reveals plans to hire more

Ohio Insider: Stocked lake sturgeon an important asset for Lake Erie
OK, I’ll admit it: I’m utterly fascinated with the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s efforts to recover lake sturgeon populations in their historical haunts here in Ohio.
So, when I spoke to Eric Weimer, fisheries

Michigan Letters to the Editor: Duck hunting is all about experience, being outdoors
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 23, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: In this Best Buck Photo Contest, it’s the shot after the shot that really matters
Michigan deer hunters invest plenty of target time making sure they don’t miss the shot – yet for our annual Best Buck Contest, it’s the shot after the shot that really matters.
Unlike the treestand

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Butterfly counts do seem to be down a tick
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 23, 2026 edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Please stop the renaming of waterbodies
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 23, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.