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Commentary: Where are we headed with Ohio’s outdoors future?
Will you be able to hunt, trap and fish in Ohio the next few years? What will your children and grandchildren be faced with when it comes to finding rural lands where they can hunt,

Ohio Letters to the Editor: Another vote in favor of nonresident license increase
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Ohio Insider: Wildlife officer Trent Weaver represents fallen officer at ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Little did he know that one of the last assignments in Montgomery County Wildlife Officer Trent Weaver’s career would be one of the most rewarding.
Weaver in May was chosen to represent the Ohio

Notes off a soiled cuff: Plenty happening of late in Harrisburg related to Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania
House Bill 1431, which would fully repeal the ban on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania, passed the state Senate June 26 by a 34-16 vote.
Introduced by Rep. Mandy Steele, D-Allegheny, the bill passed the

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Moyer column will be missed
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting issue swaddled in hypocrisy
The debate over Sunday hunting legislation has been beaten to death in Pennsylvania, but the latest banter has revealed quite a bit of hypocrisy.
And a few problems. First, I believe Sunday hunting is

Dan Ladd: Remembering New York’s Hadlock Dam failure 20 years later
The very first article I had published in New York Outdoor News was during the summer of 2005, the paper’s first year. It was a news story about the dam breach of Hadlock Pond, a

Ron Schara: The good, the bad, the ugly for outdoor users from Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session
When you cast an idea into unknown waters, such as the Minnesota Legislature, sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it sinks, and sometimes you wonder if lawmakers are listening or if they give a damn.
There’s

Illinois Letters to the Editor: Too many bobcats? Let’s stay calm and reasonable here
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 27, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.