Hook and Bullet
Mike Schoonveld: Quick lessons on electric knife blades
A group of friends and myself were headed out for a couple days of walleye fishing and even more friends were on a second boat. All of us were expecting the captains/guides to put us
Steve Piatt: Sometimes, it’s best to turn the attention from turkeys to trout
Cutting short our spring gobbler season by a few days has become a standard routine for wife, Paula, and me, albeit one that always leads to concerns I’ll encounter a strutting longbeard with a fly-rod
With population dwindling, gray foxes now under Illinois DNR control
The DNR has records going back to the mid-1970s that show more than 10,000 gray fox marketed each season by hunters and trappers across Illinois.
In 2024, that number was zero – not a
Ohio’s post-spawn crappies can be had with the right tactics
Ohio’s 2025 spring was cooler than normal and wet, not the typical crappie spawning conditions I have come to know and love. The summer months may bring more surprises. One thing is for sure, crappies
Rubber and vinyl-coated nets – video
Rubber nets tend to prevent crankbaits from getting caught in the netting and are gentler on fish and can be used when trolling or casting for walleyes, for instance. A vinyl-coated net is durable and
Grant County escapes Wisconsin’s holiday deer hunt as NRB approves framework of 2025 season
In a show of support for recommendations by County Deer Advisory Councils (CDAC), the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the 2025 deer season framework June 25 that includes a holiday hunt and extended January
Top duck hunting club in southern Illinois closed after baiting case
A southern Illinois hunting club that described itself as the top waterfowl harvesting commercial club over a 15-year stretch and claimed to hold the state record for Canada goose harvests has been ordered to close
Retailers eye crossbow sales with expanded use for hunters on the horizon in New York
While bowhunting enthusiasts wait to see if Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign new legislation that would significantly expand the legal use of crossbows for hunting in New York, archery retailers across the state are anticipating
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service debuts new federal and junior duck stamps
The 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – commonly known as the Duck Stamp – went on sale recently. The new Federal Duck Stamp and its younger sibling, the Junior Duck Stamp, debuted
