A big Minnesota bear story with legs, but not many teeth
Pine City, Minn. — Nate Rich, 21, killed his first bear a few weeks ago, and the story has legs, if no teeth.
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Fall colors, pleasant temperatures and outdoor opportunities make October a special month
Mother Nature’s curtain is about to drop on the final act of October — my favorite month of the year. Temperatures were cool enough on many days to provide a pleasant environment for archery deer hunting. At the same time, nighttime temperatures were often warm enough to make for very productive trout fishing the following
Short season, no tags filled
Well, that was a fast two weeks. After months and months of watching the poults grow and multiply and grow some more, it seems like we had only hours for our fall turkey season. A bunch of unproductive hours. I’ve always looked forward to fall turkey season. Never seemed to get out too much, but
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Archery hunters registering solid numbers through three weeks
Bowhunters are slightly ahead of last year’s pace, according to harvest updates by DNR. Through Oct. 21, archers had taken 15,401 deer, up a bit from the 15,185 deer taken at the same point in 2011. The five-year average has been 15,617. DNR’s Paul Shelton noted that hunters have taken 67 percent does and 33
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N.Y.'s knee-jerk reaction to CWD finding in Pa.
New York’s response to the discovery of chronic wasting disease in a single – one, count ’em, one – deer earlier this month, in a captive deer at that, and in the southernmost part of the Keystone State is going to be one big headache for New York hunters who pursue Pa. whitetails this season.
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Got pheasant legs and thighs? Here's a recipe
I realize a pheasant breast is the “Holy Grail” of wild game succulence, but don’t overlook a rooster’s thighs and legs. And for goodness sake, don’t just breast the bird and garbage the remainder. Pheasant legs are certainly tougher to cook, but a rooster’s legs and thighs actually produce quite a lot of tasty dark
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Home, sweet home
We returned to the states earlier this month after two weeks in Europe visiting a friend. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity; one I just couldn’t turn down despite my having to miss the opening week of bow season in both New York and Pennsylvania. Needless to say the scenery in both Italy
