Duck camp will always be duck camp
Despite being uncomfortable and often downright unpleasant, the alluring call of a duck blind keeps hunters coming back year after year.
Bloggers on Hunting
Honoring our veterans with cast and blast
Honoring the men and women who serve as active-duty service members, as well as those who have served in the past, seems to be happening more and more around the state and the country. If you haven’t heard about any of these hunting or fishing adventures taking place, it’s because it is all low key and flying under the public…
Whitetails are tough critters
If you do all the right things following a hit and still don’t recover a deer that continues to move, take some resolve in the animal’s natural healing ability and that you may encounter it another day.
Archers hunting the rut in Pennsylvania
Up to this point, Pennsylvania’s bigger bucks are rarely seen in daylight in my neck of the woods.
Ohio fall turkey harvest falls on hard times
Number of birds, permits sold are down so far.
Trailing techniques
Last season, I was sitting on a Pennsylvania hillside overlooking an overgrown cow pasture when I heard a shot from above me. I turned just in time to see what appeared to be a 4-pointer running down the hill to a swamp below. Pennsylvania has an antler restriction rule in place and I knew the buck wasn’t legal for me,…
Fewer bears taken in early seasons; more left for rifle hunters?
Outlook bright for bear hunters participating in traditional bear season coming up.
Decoys I have known
Decoys come in different shapes and sizes, and hold different memories.
Best laid plans sometimes go awry
Author found this out on a cold, snowy Colorado elk hunt.
Bucks getting antsy in Pennsylvania
No denying that the season of whitetail mating is on the way.
Weather matters
Others may disagree but, when temperatures drop, I’ll be in my stand with the confidence I’ll be seeing deer, especially bucks.
Upcoming Wisconsin wolf season on hold
Dane County circuit court judge issues injunction.
Time is ripe for whitetail hunters
White-tailed bucks are on the move as the rut approaches.
Pennsylvania produces a huge, record elk
Seems like every year, Keystone State elk herd yields a true trophy.
Too hot to handle
New York could use a hard frost, and soon. It’s been an extremely warm autumn thus far, with temperatures running 10 or 15 degrees higher than average. Even where I reside in the Southeastern Adirondacks, we’re just on the tail end of a two-week run where temperatures have been in the 70s during the day. There’s a bit of a…
Early Ohio deer kill lags behind
Hot weather thought to be factor.
Remarkable Pennsylvania hunting week approaches
Upcoming Saturday brings the beginning of chance to pursue numerous game species in the state.
It is time to sight in your rifle for deer, bear hunting in Pennsylvania
Sighting in your rifle is one of the foundations to a successful hunt.
Oak awareness
As a bowhunter, I’m always on the lookout for food sources that are likely to be utilized by deer during the open season. There are a few producing apple trees on the farms I hunt, but for some reason, the trees seem to be on the decline. Apple trees that drooped with fruit in years past hardly bear fruit anymore….
Important reading material for all
DNR hunting, fishing and trapping regulations are posted online, but sometimes hard copy comes in handy.
Twilight in the autumn hunting woods
First light is obviously not sunrise. For the sake of terminology, there is civil twilight, nautical twilight and astronomical twilight to consider, which all occur before the official sunrise, and after sunset. Here’s how it all can impact turkey hunting success.
Ammo shortage still a reality, especially for popular rifle cartridges
Consider using shotgun/slugs, muzzleloaders or crossbows this gun season, or find whatever bullets you can and then buy a rifle for those rounds.
What are you doing to celebrate National Hunting & Fishing Day?
Got plans for the fourth Saturday in September? If not, you should have because it’s National Hunting & Fishing Day, which is also one of New York’s free fishing days. For sportsmen, NHFD should be something they pay homage too, perhaps even forging a little awareness on behalf of our outdoor heritage. It seems like any given day is “something”…
Keep the seniors in the field and hunting deer
Make older hunters and anglers feel safer by wearing masks and distancing.
Ojibwe bands’ over-water hunting bans: Muddying the waters for teal hunters
Why weren’t state waterfowlers given better direction regarding the issue leading up to this new season?
Doves hard to hit, but fun in the field
Helping to keep ammunition industry – and dove population – from crashing.
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