
Playing the Western big-game hunting game
An elk or mule deer hunt in the Rocky Mountains or High Plains can take years of planning, so start now.

An elk or mule deer hunt in the Rocky Mountains or High Plains can take years of planning, so start now.
Western New York Winter has arrived back on the local scene and conditions are bit difficult with snow and cold temperatures. The Niagara River was turning off-color and may be tough to fish, but keep

One fact of note from the report: Minnesota hunters shot more than a quarter of their entire deer harvest on opening day of their primary firearms season.

Official entry score of 320-5/8 makes it only the fifth hunter-taken nontypical whitetail to exceed 300 inches in history.
Western New York Now that the ball has dropped on 2019, area fishermen should be aware of some changes in regulations. Lake trout season is now open below Niagara Falls in the Niagara River and

Deer seasons mostly have ended, but January is a great time to keep pursuing squirrels and bunnies.

Small-game hunting might not be the big ticket it once was, but at least you can say it’s still hunting season and perhaps re-live your own memories. Get out there while the seasons are still

Sure, you can hunt without a good set of binoculars, but without top-quality optics, the writer believes you will never be as efficient or successful as someone who constantly glasses their surroundings.
Western New York Brown trout and steelhead were dominating the fishing report, with walleye not far behind. Buffy Frank of Lockport caught a monster brown trout while fishing a favorite Niagara County Lake Ontario tributary.
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