By David Irving A recent Bangor Daily News Outdoors column about feeding deer in winter generated a lot of discussion among readers. Many people want to help deer survive Maine’s harsh winters and ...

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The state logged a record 4,257 Lyme disease cases in 2025, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The state's Sunday hunting ban is more than 200 years old, and was rooted in the Puritanical blue laws that once governed Massachusetts.

In terms of number of deer shot compared to the size of the state, Pennsylvania was the top deer-hunting destination in the ...

Populations of suburban deer have been on the rise across the U.S. for the last 50 years. Suburban landscapes are like buffet ...

The ongoing search for Robert Card, an Army reservist who authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine, has prompted dread throughout Maine.

Farmers in southwestern and southeastern Pennsylvania are reporting significant crop losses due to deer overpopulation. One proposal allows rifles to be used on agricultural properties during the ...

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Stearns County will hold a public hearing at the April 7th Board of Commissioners meeting to consider whether to opt out of a law change regarding firearms deer hunting.

For hunters, the concept or definition of “fair chase” used to be much less complex and nuanced than it is today. The fast-paced march of technology is blurring the lines of ethical hunting as never ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment about the 2025 deer hunting season. However, it is not only hunters who can comment. Hunters, landowners and even nature lovers ...