During the 2024 count, volunteers observed 412 cranes. The 2025 results show a 4% increase in reports in one year. Volunteers surveyed 31 counties this year and found cranes in 24 of them. The five ...

The first woodcock I ever saw while holding a shotgun launched from near my feet to eye level in a Champaign County woodlot ...

From Ohio’s early predator hunts to modern debates, history shows wildlife bounties are costly, ineffective tools compared to ...

Bob Barbo is known as a duck hunter. His family cars have never seen the inside of the ga­rage. It is reserved for two duck boats and vast piles of decoys. His dog is a Chesapeake and he shoots a ...

This story, “Best Grouse Hunting in America,” appeared in the Sept. 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. Bob Barbo is known as a duck hunter. His family cars have never seen the inside of the ga­rage. It is ...

Not all waterfowl are treated the same in Ohio, nor anywhere else.

I once dated a Frenchman for his cashmere blazer—the buttery feel on my cheek, the faint caramel scent in the chilly October sun. We lasted one Parisian autumn. I was more in love with the style than ...

Despite cooler weather, fire danger is slightly higher in some areas due to wind and dry conditions. People should check on conditions before setting leaves on fire or obtaining burning permits.

Sep. 22—CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports small-game-hunting activity remains light with few hunters and few birds. The weekend rain further dampened spirits. Questions continue about the lack of ducks. CO ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that small game hunting and furbearer trapping seasons for the 2025–26 license year are now open or will open ...

Ohio's archery hunting season is beginning amid a significant outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in deer. EHD is a virus spread by midges that is often fatal to deer but does not affect ...