Hook and Bullet
Ohio’s hunter-landowner program hitting its stride in third year
For anyone who hunts in Ohio, it’s no big secret that access – or a lack thereof – is a significant barrier for seasoned hunters and beginners alike.
A recent survey conducted by the
Notes off a soiled cuff: Recapping a busy recent period in Pennsylvania’s outdoors
Just before this issue went to press, we learned that the Game Commission recently charged six southwestern Pennsylvania residents with hundreds of wildlife violations after they admitted to illegally shooting and killing between 100 and
Pickup tech talk: Learn the difference between torque and horsepower
On a hot July afternoon in 1976, two brothers headed for an oily patch of pavement on Creamery Road just outside of Butternut, Wis., with a 1968 two-door Plymouth Satellite and one intent – to
Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Bears trapped for research purposes
Field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers published in the June 9, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Mark Nale: Pennsylvania game commissioners got it right on doe license allocations
At their April 2023 meeting, the Board of Game Commissioners made the right move toward better scientific management of Pennsylvania’s deer herd. They shocked some hunters by not interfering with the antlerless license allocations put
A guide to understanding your long-range hunting rifle options
Shooting beyond 300 yards is fun. Hitting targets beyond 300 yards is even more fun. And you don’t need expensive rifles and scopes to do it.
Tricked out PRS-style rifles (Precision Rifle Series) and 6-30X56mm
A wacky way of bass fishing that works wonders
On the occasion of fishing with Virgil, we rigged his purple 6-inch worms Texas style, with the hook point embedded in the worm. Throwing his bait into inviting shoreline cover, Virgil came out with a
Examining the foundation for food-plotting success
If you tune into any hunting programming on television or YouTube, you won’t have to watch long before you see deer piling into a food plot at some point. Destination food plots, and kill plots,
Steve Sarley: Learn from my ‘wrong way’ fishing experiences
When we learn to do things, we are usually taught that there is a right way and wrong way of doing them. We are taught to do things “by the book,” but usually, for whatever
