Hook and Bullet
Michigan gains detailed data from mandatory online deer reporting
Last year hunters killed about 400,000 deer. If the 2022 season was similar, that means roughly 75% of the deer killed were registered.
Is wildlife behavior instinctive or adaptive?
Conrad Lorenz, the original animal behaviorist, described instincts as “fixed action patterns” and proposed a more extensive definition.
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Ammonia used to disturb beaver lodge
Field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers.
Step-by-step instructions for building your own wood duck houses
Editor’s Note: The Wood Duck Society and the staff at Outdoor News agree that mounting wood duck houses on trees creates an unnecessary predation hazard for the birds.
Iowa workshop offered to teach everything about turkey hunting
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook wild turkey to adults.
The two-part workshop, scheduled from 6-9 p.m. on March 9 and
Time to ponder the last bluegill bite of winter
Did it really matter if I chose waxworms, spikes or mousies in this pursuit? For the most part, no – but on some lakes with a decided bait preference, like spikes on Hills Creek Lake
Young hunter’s Ohio 6-point may be world record-breaker
It wasn’t the buck David Yoder was chasing last fall, but the 6-point buck he ended up shooting might just make the record books.
Yoder’s long-tined 3×3 was officially scored by Buckmasters at 145
Hunters in Pennsylvania CWD areas could have more options among processors, taxidermists
During the Jan. 28 quarterly meeting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission board granted preliminary approval for a measure that would allow hunters to take harvested deer out of a disease management area or CWD established area
Give perch eggs a chance at the dinner table
Deep frying these whole ovaries until the batter is browned while still keeping the inner eggs moist gives them a crisp outer bite wrapped around a creamy inner taste and texture.
