Hook and Bullet
Ohio DNR biologist encouraged with recent poult success heading into turkey season
New this year, hunters may only harvest one male turkey per spring season, per hunter. That’s a change from the previous bag limit of two birds per hunter, per season. This change was proposed by
Snacking on your food plot: Planting vegetation that’s fit for man or beast
At times I am so focused on this mission that I overlook the land’s ability to provide other rewards, like food for my family’s table.
Michigan will increase its rooster release in 2023
The Department of Natural Resources plans to triple the budget for the pheasant release program this fall compared to 2022.
The birds will be supplied and distributed by Michigan Association of Game Bird Breeders
Testing for CWD without thinning the deer herd? A ‘better way’ indeed
They’re hunting for new tools to detect CWD in deer without relying on deer culling.
Lindsay Thomas, Jr. of the National Deer Association recently addressed three separate research projects. One, at the University of
Is there a genetic link to grouse behavior? Why Pennsylvania researchers are seeking the answer
Cory Dise acquired an unexpected buddy on a deer-hunt a couple of years ago when a ruffed grouse followed him into a treestand – and refused to leave.
Dise, 49, of Whitehall, Lehigh County,
Research shows many Illinois deer are exposed to EHD, but not all die
It was the height of summer 2022 when the calls started coming in. Scores of dead deer suddenly littered rural properties and park preserves in Illinois, alarming the public and inconveniencing landowners.
According to
Turkey timing: Early seasons are filled with challenges, opportunities
At the hunting season’s start, wild turkeys are doing about the same thing no matter the weather in Minnesota: roosting, surviving, eating, breeding. Photoperiod (daylight length) drives the mating urge in male birds, and photoperiod
Take a kid into the turkey woods this spring and get the most out of the hunt
Some of my most memorable spring gobbler hunts occurred when I didn’t even have a shotgun in my hands. There’s no better feeling than taking a youngster or a non-hunting adult afield and introducing them
Turning decoys into works of art
Bill Koelpin, Jr., didn’t have to look hard to find a little artistic inspiration. All he had to do was ask his father, Bill Sr.
“My father was a world-champion carver, painter, and bronze
