Idaho hunters kill 96 wolves
Idaho officials say hunters have killed 96 wolves so far in the 2012-2013 hunting season.
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November 21, 2012
Latest bighead carp in Lake Pepin highlights potential Asian carp disaster
The Minnesota DNR issued a press release Wednesday sharing the fact that another bighead carp has been found in Lake Pepin. (The complete text of the release is at the bottom of this blog.) Bigheads also were found in Pepin in 2003 and 2007, and so far there hasn’t been any sign that they’re spawning
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Sure signs of the whitetail rut? Alert hunters report!
It’s November, and that means the deer are at the peak of rutting season in many regions of the country. In typical Offbeat Outdoors fashion, this week we offer some especially wild examples of what can happen during rutting season, as only we can! Leave that dog alone! What’s a sure sign the whitetail rut
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Take care of your deer this shotgun season
The Ohio slug-gun deer season is upon us and with it is this plea to please take good care of your deer. Just yesterday, I drove home 700 miles from the western upper peninsula of Michigan, an invited guest to a deer camp in that state’s rifle-season. On the long drive down I-75, our crew
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Albany effort should focus on our money
Each year, thousands of sportsmen go on a hunt. They’ve scouted the terrain and they know where the quarry is likely hidden. They practice and practice before heading into the unknown. They don’t know if they’ll be successful, even if they do find what they’re looking for. And many times, they’re not even sure they
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Wild entertainment from the treestand
Although rifle season has opened here in the Southern Tier, friends often ask me if I get bored waiting in a treestand during archery season. I always reply with an emphatic “no.” Admittedly, while standing in a tree doesn’t give me much to do, blending with the surroundings provides me with so much more to
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Gun hunters have solid first weekend
Although the number of deer taken during the first weekend of gun season far eclipsed last year’s total, few of those taken during the hunt were considered “trophy” bucks. Which suggests Illinois hunters are less-picky this year. DNR reported the harvest to be 72,111, an increase from the 66,501 deer during the first weekend of
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