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Ohio Letters to the Editor: Fall turkey hunting should follow biologists’ lead
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 20, 2025, edition of Ohio Outdoor News.

Commentary: Ohio’s right to hunt and fish initiative lacks needed substance
The proposed legislation to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right in Ohio does not provide the protection for these time-honored traditions that backers believe they do.
I have been following the right to

Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Antler rules unsuccessful
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 20, 2025, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Ben Moyer: Saying goodbye after more than two decades of writing for Pennsylvania Outdoor News
Except for an arranged recent absence, it has been my privilege to write this “Ridgelines” column for every edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News since the publication’s inception in 2003. Our editor, and my friend, Jeff

Streams of Thought: More anglers turned away at border crossings as Canada ‘digs in its heels’ in regards to AIS prevention
As the wily veteran of nearly 30 international border crossings into Ontario over the past few decades, I could probably impress Canada’s border agents by asking myself the questions that more than likely they’ll ask

Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Questions about northeast deer study and cameras
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 13, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Ralph Loos: Most recent Hunting Incident Report from Illinois proves roles of bad decisions, good luck
Each time the Illinois DNR releases its annual Hunter Incident Report, I’m reminded that bad things happen because of two very different kinds of decisions: instant decisions that are made on the spot without any

Illinois Letters to the Editor: We see only what we want to see
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 10, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Reflecting on another successful year around the sun
“Congratulations on making it another year around the sun!”
Those were the words of Mike Waterhouse, former Lake Ontario charter captain and fish promotion expert for Orleans County, N.Y., before he retired to South