I want to start by wishing everyone in the Something in the Wild  community a very happy and healthy New Year. Since I started this platform, it’s become a bit of a tradition to look back on the past year and revisit the top 10 videos. Not just by views, but by experiences, people, and moments that stuck with me long after the cameras were packed away. So here we go. This is Part 1 , counting down #10 through #6 . I’ll wrap things up with #5 through #1  in the next post.   #10 – Searching for...

Finding True Wilderness Where Few Think to Look When most folks picture whitetail deer hunting, their mind drifts to the usual scenes: farm field edges, ladder stands tucked into fence lines, and carefully managed private ground. Pennsylvania has plenty of that. But it also has something else, something wildly overlooked. I grew up in a state that quietly boasts one of the most intricate and expansive state forest systems in the country, paired with enough public game land that you could...

Ohio May Soon Protect the Right to Hunt and Fish Photo Credit: Game and Fish Magazine The ballots in Ohio in November of 2026 could carry language that cements a long-standing American tradition right into the state constitution. Ohio lawmakers are currently discussing a proposal to amend the Ohio Constitution to formally recognize hunting and fishing as constitutional rights. If approved by three-fifths of both legislative chambers, the measure would appear on the general election ballot in...