Opinion
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania lags behind in debate over use of trail cameras
Ben Moyer
July 18, 2024
This frequently happens when I search the Pennsylvania House or Senate websites for specific information. I’ll encounter something else that’s unrelated, but interesting.
That’s how I learned about House Bill 59, which was introduced
Tom Venesky: Time to let farmers plant again on Pennsylvania game lands
Tom Venesky
July 17, 2024
Crop damage concerns have been at the forefront lately as the Pennsylvania Legislature considers bills aimed at reducing the impact of deer.
So far, not much has worked when it comes to reducing crop damage.
Notes off a soiled cuff: True Sunday hunting opportunity likely to become reality for Pennsylvania hunters
Jeff Mulhollem
July 16, 2024
A few issues ago, in this space, I commented on the partisan nature of the vote to move the Sunday hunting bill through the state House of Representatives, prompting an angry reader to call and
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Quail release was done wrong
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor
July 15, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 19, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Commentary: Do Pennsylvania trout fishing regulations need to be this complicated?
Mark Nale
July 15, 2024
A friend recently emailed me, asking what the trout fishing regulations were on a stream that flows through his property. The stream was a popular trout fishing destination – Fishing Creek. The title of his
Commentary: 2024 report shows public support of hunting, sport shooting seeing a decline
Site Staff
July 9, 2024
The Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports (Council), in collaboration with Responsive Management, has unveiled the much-anticipated report, “Americans’ Attitudes Toward Hunting and Sport Shooting 2024.”
This extensive study provides critical insights
Commentary: Pennsylvania must manage deer before feds get involved
Bob Ruppel / Confluence, Pa.
July 5, 2024
The article concerning the feds taking over deer management from the states is alarming and should be a wake-up call to every sportsman out there.
As a one-time offshore fisherman, I saw some of
Tom Venesky: Farming for a solution to CWD in Pennsylvania
Tom Venesky
July 5, 2024
The deer farming industry has often taken much of the blame for the spread of chronic wasting disease to wild deer in Pennsylvania.
Whether the blame is accurate or the industry is unjustly being
Notes off a soiled cuff: Will the recent consistent high heat negatively impact Pennsylvania brook trout?
Jeff Mulhollem
July 4, 2024
The week before this issue went to press included six consecutive days with high temperatures exceeding 90 degrees in the central part of Pennsylvania. Can’t help but wonder how the prolonged heat affects our thermally
