Two-week concurrent rifle deer season proposed in Pennsylvania
In January, Pennsylvania Game Commissioners approved a statewide 2-week concurrent deer season. But will it hold up for final approval in April?
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Keep your shooting eye in tune with an air rifle
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The push for kids and crossbows
Discussion has started to allow 12- and 13-year-old junior hunters to take the next step to hunt big game with firearms here in New York.
Wisconsin DNR denied in court appeal to prevent wolf season
Season will now continue as planned Feb. 22-28.
Ammo shortage in Pennsylvania and beyond ignites a boom in reloading
Without question, firearms, ammunition and shooting supplies are hard to come by these days.
Plan ahead now for spring 2021 ammo issues
In an era of ammunition shortages, develop a strategy now to locate turkey loads and other pursuit-specific shells.
Wisconsin NRB approves wolf quota of 200, with 4,000 tags to be issued
It’s spread across six hunting and trapping zones for a Feb. 22-28 season.
Locating buck areas with the aid of shed antlers
Shed hunting in Pennsylvania’s whitetail country.
A tangled web
Things seem a little slow around our house nowadays. Other than an occasional trip to the grocery store and a daily walk, my wife and I haven’t been anywhere and have no plans to go anywhere, at least until we get the proper dose of the COVID vaccine. When I talk to some of my friends who are taking similar…
Nominations sought for annual hunter ethics award
Award for 2020 recognizes ‘spirit of the sport’ that began 20 years ago.
In New York, making a point – and losing one – on new state record buck
Somewhere along the way, 19-point buck became an 18-point animal after the final measurements were taken and documented.
Finding bird dog training supplies in 2021
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New crossbows draw attention at Archery Trade Association show
What can they do next?
Declining turkey populations prompt hunting changes in Pennsylvania
Game Commission may ban the use of rifles during the fall turkey season in Pa.
Is there a future for lead ammunition?
One has to wonder if there might be a better, perhaps safer way to kill game such as deer without running the risk of accidently ingesting any lead fragments. Fortunately, for those with this concern, there is.
An appalling proposal from the Pennsylvania Game Commission
The agency’s most recent proposal for certain wildlife management units lacks serious consideration.
The rabbit and hare conundrum
Teachable small game moments while bunny and squirrel hunting with kids.
Hunt Fish OH app paying big dividends
Division of Wildlife has pulled in more than a million dollars in sales through site.
Sharing a hunt with young hunters has lasting payback for seasoned outdoorsmen
Aging hunters should consider hunting with youth to invigorate themselves.
Wisconsin Assembly, Senate committees schedule joint hearing on wolves for Jan. 13
State conservation groups asking hunters/trappers to ask legislators to support wolf season now.
Are more deer hunters moving efforts ahead of gun season?
Hunters frustrated with late gun deer openers and associated reductions in deer movement may opt for rut-hunting during bow/crossbow seasons.
Muzzleloader season finishes a bit below average
Overall harvest, though, already tops last year’s number.
It pays to be precise with old firearms
Author endeavors to sight-in muzzleloader, ‘patrol rifle’
What if … ?
If the holiday-week hunting season that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had proposed earlier this fall had come to fruition, it’s interesting to see how it might have transpired. It would’ve taken place Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. The holiday hunt – suggested to allow families to hunt together during the holidays with archery (including crossbows) gear…
Some thoughts about 2020 rifle deer season in Pennsylvania
The number of shots heard while hunting is not an accurate measure of the deer population in the state.
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