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Pennsylvania Ends Its 123-Year-Old Deputy Game Warden Program
Pennsylvania Just Killed Its 123-Year-Old Deputy Game Warden Program — And Almost Nobody Saw It Coming In the middle of August 2026, more than a hundred Pennsylvanians who had spent years — some of them decades — patrolling the state's forests, enforcing its wildlife laws, and teaching its hunters
Top States for Mountain Biking Across America
The Best Mountain Biking States in The U.S. Image credit: Gentleman's Pursuits/Canva Mountain biking is on the list for most adventure junkies, and
Why Truck Caps Became Overlanding's Most Competitive Gear
Why the Humble Truck Cap Is Suddenly One of the Most Competitive Products in the Aftermarket For most of its history, the truck cap was an afterthought — a plain fiberglass shell bolted over the bed to keep rain off a load of tools or camping gear. Contractors bought them. Fleet managers spec'd th
Federal Fisheries Officials Reopen the East Coast Whale War
Federal Fisheries Officials Open a New Front in the Long War Over East Coast Whales The machinery of federal regulation moves slowly, but when it turns, entire industries brace for impact. On August 14, 2026, the National Marine Fisheries Service — the enforcement arm of the National Oceanic and A
Delaware's First CWD Cases Threaten Deer Hunting Future
Delaware has never been the kind of state where deer hunters worried about more than the weather and their stand placement. For more than two decades, the First State's Division of Fish and Wildlife ran one of the most rigorous chronic wasting disease surveillance programs on the East Coast, pullin
Why the Great Lakes Dominate American Freshwater Fishing
The Great Lakes Are the Greatest Fishing Show in America — And It's Not Even Close For anyone who still thinks the country's best freshwater fishing is locked away in some remote Canadian wilderness or buried deep in the Ozarks, a new ranking out of Ohio is going to shift that worldview in a hurry
The Most Aggressive Animals in the National Park System
The Most Aggressive Animals in the National Park System Image credit: Flux.1 America's national parks are among the most breathtaking places on eart
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission Overhauls Hunting and Fishing Rules
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission Shakes Up Deer, Bear, Fishing, and Boating Rules in June 12 Video Teleconference Meeting The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission gathered by live video teleconference on June 12, 2026, to take up some of the most consequential proposed regulatory changes the
How Hunters Are Losing Private Land Access Forever
Is Your Deer Season Access Slipping Away? Let me take you back a few years. I had been hunting the same stretch of hardwoods for the better part of a decade — a family property that bordered some thick timber country. I had a verbal handshake deal with the owner, a retired dairy farmer named Ron,
10 Tips for Hunting Buck Rub Lines
10 Tips for Hunting Buck Rub Lines Image credit: Flux.1 Few scouting discoveries get a deer hunter's pulse racing quite like a fresh rub line — a se
