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January 8, 2024

A mink trapping triumph story in Pennsylvania that was years in the making

Blogs, Featured, Hunting, Opinion, Pennsylvania /

Fur trappers more talented and serious than I might find mink a relatively common catch along their traplines. However, this species has eluded me in my small acreage sets since a trail camera first snapped a photo of one dragging off a duck carcass behind my barn in 2016.  
Ever since then, I’ve haphazardly targeted mink, both on my own property (where odds of success are low) and along a nearby stream.

A mink trapping triumph story in Pennsylvania that was years in the making Read More »

Planning an out-of-state dream hunt? Here’s tips to understanding preference points and big-game draws

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting /

If you pay attention to the western big-game situation, or the general resident-versus-nonresident issues in many states, you’ve probably noticed that it’s not getting easier to hunt out of state.
The dream of bugling in a bull elk, or maybe belly crawling up to a bedded mule deer, is getting harder to realize by the season. This is a supply and demand issue that is not likely to break in favor of most hunters anytime soon.
The world of buying preference points and applying for limited-draw tags can be intimidating, but it doesn’t need to be.

Planning an out-of-state dream hunt? Here’s tips to understanding preference points and big-game draws Read More »

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