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Angler inquiry: Where have all the big fish gone?
If today’s fishermen want trophy fish in the future, they need to embrace stricter slots and catch-and-release regulations.

Help bluebirds and other native birds via the Sparrow Swap
Research program uses volunteer citizen scientists to monitor status of invasive house sparrows in North America.

Ice-fishing tip: Knowing when not to practice catch-and-release
Releasing fish helps protect the resource… except when it kills even more fish

Some tips for hunting snow geese in Pennsylvania
The birds are here, but huge numbers do not mean success is sure to follow.

CWD scare hits closer to home
In response to the Lancaster County deer, which was the first CWD-positive test result in Lancaster County, the Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to announce a new Disease Management Area that will be established on Wednesday,

Important dates coming in early March for Ohio outdoors types
Trappers, ginseng diggers, and deer hunters should be aware.

Aggressive crappies and sunfish through the hard water of March
As northern pike and walleye season wraps up on Minnesota’s inland waters, the author turns his focus to some of the best fishing of the year: late-ice panfish.

Exhibit puts focus on worldwide poaching
The National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement (known as The Mob Museum) in Las Vegas opened several new displays last week, including one on the international trade in poached wildlife. I volunteer at

Turkey sightings in northwestern Ohio reason for hope
Area previously devoid of such critters.