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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFew things give me greater satisfaction than taking a deer with ammunition I crafted at my reloading bench. As satisfying as that is, it’s just part of it. I can cite numerous additional benefits and pleasures of loading or reloading ammunition, but they would be too numerous to list here. Most people who begin to reload say they…
Without question, firearms, ammunition and shooting supplies are hard to come by these days.
In an era of ammunition shortages, develop a strategy now to locate turkey loads and other pursuit-specific shells.
Hunters reported few sightings and some endured frightening experiences.
It remains to be seen, but with a huge increase of infections the country and our state is facing now, many reasonable hunters may skip their rifle season trips this year.
When it comes to preferred rifle calibers for hunting deer there are as many preferences and opinions as there are hunters in the woods. Some would say they wouldn’t consider hunting deer with anything but a lever action Winchester or Marlin in 30-30, .32Winchester or .35 Remington calibers. However, today it seems the darling of the hunting fraternity seems to…
NSSF said it simply could not move forward at this point with so many unknowns and variables.
Author recently assisted shooters at a sight-in day.
Strong early archery harvest and positive reports from hunters and DNR field staff point to what could be another outstanding year of deer hunting across central and southeastern Minnesota.
It alleges that the DNR is denying people the right to hunt and lacks the authority to cancel in-person educational courses.
Which firearms are a growing number of white-tailed deer hunters taking afield these days? The answer might surprise you.
Outdoor News ventured to Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2020. We stopped by Bushnell, TruGlo, Leupold, and many more booths to check out the latest and greatest in optics for 2020. Categories: Firearms, Firearms Videos, Illinois Videos, Michigan Videos, Minnesota Videos, New York Videos, Ohio Videos, Pennsylvania Videos, Wisconsin Videos Tags: Firearms, Optics, SHOT show
Outdoor News shooting writer Ron Spomer shares some of the highlights he saw the hunting industry unveil at the recent Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas. Categories: Firearms, Firearms Videos, Illinois Videos, Michigan Videos, Minnesota Videos, New York Videos, Pennsylvania Videos, Wisconsin Videos Tags: SHOT show
Outdoor News ventured out to Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2020. We stopped by Benelli, Sig Sauer, Savage, Browning and so many more booths to show you the latest and greatest in guns for 2020. Categories: Firearms, Firearms Videos Tags: Benelli, Browning, Savage, SHOT show, Sig Sauer
Overall, preliminary figures show that 160,769 deer were registered during the nine-day gun deer hunt, compared to 213,972 in 2018. Of the deer harvested in the 2019 nine-day season, 75,236 were antlered compared to 105,315 in 2018. The nine-day hunt also provided hunters with 85,533 antlerless deer, a decrease from 108,657 in 2018.
Hunters in Illinois bagged a preliminary total of 50,173 deer, down from 58,836 in 2018.
Archery season has come and gone and it remains to be seen as to how the next few weeks will play out now that the firearms season has opened. After chasing deer with a bow and arrow in two states for over six weeks, I remain deerless. Sure, there were those two small four points I could have arrowed, and the two spikes that sparred and butted heads…
Hunters who harvest deer in north-central and southeast Minnesota during firearms deer season will have 26 dumpsters available in a variety of locations to dispose of carcasses after completing deer registration, chronic wasting disease sampling and removing the meat.
More than 15 million shooters across the country take advantage of indoor shooting ranges.
Minnesota DNR Enforcement Southwest Regional Training Officer Jen Mueller presented Brad Wells, of Grenada, with the 2018 DNR volunteer firearms safety instructor of the year award. Shown at right is Franklin Flack, of the Minnesota Volunteer Safety Instructor Association. (Minnesota DNR)Brad Wells, of Granada in southern Minnesota, has been named the 2018 firearms safety volunteer instructor of the year, by…
A committee of hunters formed by the DNR is recommending that hunters in parts of western Wisconsin be required to have deer they shoot during the gun season this fall inspected for CWD.
The latest in shotgun loads triggers the distance debate.
Season will kick off the Saturday following Thanksgiving instead of the Monday after.
Next month, the Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to vote on whether to move the opening day to the Saturday before Thanksgiving in an effort to draw more hunters.
A certified instructor since 1966, Dave Olson is one of the 4,000 volunteers across the state who are the backbone of the DNR Enforcement Division’s firearms safety program.
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