Tricking late season roosters into your game vest
With December is shaping up well for hunting ring-necked pheasants and other upland game birds, here are some tips for winter shotgunning.
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Ohio’s opening day weather not shaping up to be pretty
State’s firearm deer season starts Monday
DNR: Grow Minnesota’s elk herd
The DNR aims to grow the elk herd over the next five years in the northwest part of the state, according to a draft elk management plan the agency released earlier this week.
N.Y.’s growing deer problem
Hunters have played a role
Popular deer gun season opens Monday, Nov. 30
Weeklong season runs through Dec. 6
Taking a doe, and the takeaways from it
Lessons learned from the hunt
Last-chance ducks for Minnesota hunters
Will a little bit of bitter weather save the waterfowl season for some hunters?
Tips and tricks for processing your deer
From field to table, butchering a whitetail gives you satisfaction of cost-effectively producing your own healthful, mouth-watering venison
Time to liberalize metro deer hunting ordinances
Ample in number, Twin Cities whitetails have benefitted from an outdated iron curtain of discharge rules and zoning laws for too long.
Novel elk tags yield two huge bulls
One might be new state record typical
No minimum hunting age bill goes to public hearing Nov. 17
A bill that would eliminate Wisconsin’s minimum hunting age and allow a mentor to also carry a firearm, crossbow or bow while mentoring a beginner was scheduled for a public hearing Nov. 17.
Veteran Petering named chief of the Division of Wildlife
Top pick is former fisheries administrator who retired in 2011
Recapping one hunter’s 2015 firearms deer opener
Statewide deer kill was up, but that doesn’t mean every hunter saw deer
Doe-only option sidelines some bowhunters
Some archers stay home or hunt other WMUs
2015 Minnesota deer opener has few surprises
Harvest during first three days up about 6 percent
Taking a stand
Keep fueled for a long day of hunting
A deer is there. Can you make the shot?
When sitting a new deer stand, draw back your bow and visualize shot opportunities before a buck comes in
TV host Reaser arrows impressive Ohio buck
It could be said that Shannon Reaser has a lucky treestand in Guernsey County.
Pheasant harvest is receiving scrutiny
A review suggests few try to figure out how many of those birds end up feeding human hunters rather than wild predators, and even fewer are willing to set a benchmark for success.
Positive signs for deer hunters
On eve of firearms opener, archery kill up 35 percent from 2014
Positive vibes on eve of Minnesota’s firearms deer season
Season kicks off Nov. 7 across the state; reports indicate good numbers of whitetails
High-tech hunting and fishing
Sometimes the old works just as well
DNR unveils proposal for tweaks to spring turkey hunt
The DNR has put out a proposal for changes to the state’s spring turkey season just weeks after holding four meetings around the state soliciting comment from the turkey hunting public.
Maximizing bowhunting opportunities
The best bet for hunting deer all day might be a carefully concealed ground blind
Opening South Dakota’s pheasant season with a bang
Heading west toward a more upbeat ring-necked pheasant forecast from 2014, the author experiences a free-wheelin’ rooster opener.
Deer hunting: the whitetail and weather link
Fronts, frosts, and precipitation often trigger deer movement. Work these weather-related tips in your favor this fall.
