Game check system failure complicates opening-day harvest
Hunters reported 32,870 deer as of Tuesday of gun week.
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The conservation history behind a simple piece of Minnesota fabric
Remembering the late 1980s effort to purchase a helicopter for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents.
Will the late season be great this year?
To complain about the Northern Zone deer season this year, mainly in the Adirondacks, would be absurd as overall our group – the Iron Sight Gang – has a had a pretty good season. We started off on the right foot, taking a pair of decent bucks opening weekend and a few smaller ones since. Although as of this writing…
Crazy Pennsylvania weather frustrating for deer hunting
Gun season will be better – hopefully without all this crazy weather.
Deer keds a nuisance
My buddy Dave shot a deer this past bow season and was skinning it when I stopped by. Be careful about any ticks,” I told him. Dave had the hide just about off and told me there seemed to be quite a few until a neighbor stopped by and said what he was looking at weren’t engorged deer ticks but…
New opportunities in final weeks of N.Y. muskie season
This is prime time for muskie fishing right now and this year there will be an extra couple of weeks that anglers can take advantage of thanks to an extension of the season for the upper Niagara River and Lake Erie.
Upping your odds of shooting a buck in Pennsylvania this year
Knowing the odds will help increase your chances of bagging a buck this year.
Tips for hunting pressured deer in Pennsylvania and beyond
When hordes of hunters hit the woods, deer behavior changes.
Tough hunting in warm weather, but that’s changing
I recall Veteran’s Day of last year (2021) very well. I spent a few hours in the woods that morning and the remainder of the day working — from my front porch. It was so warm I posted a photo on Facebook of my yard from my “porch office” as I like to call it, noting that a cooler weather…
Harvest Kitchen Series: Loaded Rabbit Nachos
This was an incredibly easy, yet satisfying way to use up just one rabbit, which otherwise might not have been quite enough to feed a family of four.
Hunting essentials
The nice thing about this blogger’s essentials is that they all fit into the pockets of his hunting coat so there’s no need to carry a backpack.
Unusual heat not good for serious bowhunting
Hot afternoons and warm mornings muddle archery hunters during the rut.
Perch party on Lake Erie
We launched out of Buffalo and headed west to a predetermined location that was much shallower than reports I had been getting all week for yellow perch. I was fishing with Capt. Brent Snyder with Day Five Sport Fishing (585-944-5826) and he was going to be fun fishing with his first mate Mark George and Gary Caccamise, both of Alexander,…
Wisconsin man lands 30,000th smallmouth bass
Bill Schultz switched to smallmouths in 1994.
Bridge replacement at Harpersfield to disrupt steelheaders
Project expected to take 18 months to complete.
Will ‘100% Fish’ program make whitefish golden?
A plan is in the works here in Michigan to increase the value of Great Lakes whitefish to aid the commercial fishing fleet.
Bigfoot hoax turns up in neighboring Pennsylvania
From our sister paper, Pennsylvania Outdoor News – and just in time for Halloween – comes an interesting Bigfoot tale.
Bucks of summer sure look different now
As the rut approaches, appearances change.
Buckle up and come home
Firearms season is just around the corner here in New York and if you know someone who climbs without using a safety harness remind them of the consequences if the worst should happen.
An old-school technique for getting the lead out of your wild game
Modern hand-held metal detectors will help you locate and remove steel or lead pellets before you attempt chewing on them.
As season changes, it’s time to make some rut adjustments
The best part of bowhunting season is November in Pennsylvania.
No changes for crossbow regs as New Yorkers start Southern Zone season
Roy Letcher of Newfane, N.Y., ventured south into Pennsylvania this fall to use his crossbow earlier than in his home state and scored on this nice buck.If you have never used a crossbow for target shooting or for hunting big game, you owe it to yourself to at least give it a try. They are fun to shoot, can be…
Extreme views rarely solve problems
Whether it be hunting, fishing or environmental issues, extreme doesn’t work.
Harvest Kitchen Series: Deer Bacon Haluski
Novel use of venison in Pennsylvania and beyond.
Nation’s birds need our help
New report highlights plight of various species.
The crossbow: one hunter’s take
If expanded crossbow seasons help keep our fellow hunters going, while at the same time inspires others to take up or expand on this great heritage of deer hunting, then this hunter is all for it.
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