December 28, 2015

If you’re a waterfowl hunter, identifying ducks on the wing is a win-win situation.  For one thing, bag limits allow you to take more of the more common species, thereby maximizing your potential limit. Some birds also have restrictions on them, so knowing what you’re shooting at before you pull the trigger could help you avoid

Day, N.Y. — It was, for most Adirondack deer hunters, a frustrating season. But Bill Watters bucked the odds this year with a massive 15-point buck that green scored 1751⁄8 inches and ranks unofficially as one of the biggest taken in the state this season. Watters took the buck on Saturday, Nov. 14, while hunting

Laramie, Wyo. — Hopes for a vaccine to prevent CWD suffered a severe blow in late October when Wyoming researchers announced that elk inoculated with an experimental serum were at least three times more likely to contract CWD than unvaccinated elk. The researchers are testing a vaccine developed by the Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc., or

Kenmore, N.Y. — Chris Cairns has been bowhunting since he was 12, but it wasn’t until this year that the Buffalo-area teen had any success afield on big game. But when Chris, 14, finally had his breakthrough, he did it in a big way. Chris shot a big doe early opening morning of gun season,