Hook and Bullet
10 tried-and-true tips for ice fishing with tip-ups
Especially if you’re using bait from a previous outing that has been sitting in a warm fish house, I cool the water slowly so the minnows don’t experience shock when they hit near-freezing water.
Cuffs & Collars: Pennsylvania field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways COs (Jan. 6, 2023)
Enforcement reports from the outdoors around Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania deer opener politics a bad precedent
The opening day of deer season dilemma – Saturday or Monday – is a tough issue. You can certainly understand the “camp-life disruption” argument made by those who favor a Monday opener.
Pennsylvania bill would move deer opener back
A Pennsylvania legislator recently outlined plans to introduce legislation to change the opening day of the firearms deer season from Saturday back to the Monday after Thanksgiving.
In a memorandum sent to all House members
New legislation to allow more Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania
In 2021, state Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, introduced a bill to remove the remaining prohibitions on Sunday hunting and give the Pennsylvania Game Commission the authority to implement the measure.
The bill never came up
Cuffs & Collars: Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife (Jan. 6, 2023)
Enforcement reports from around Ohio.
Crossbows as a matter of fact
The unjust criticisms I read directed toward crossbows and sometimes their users cause me sadness. I also feel a little guilty because, at one time, I foolishly criticized the use of crossbows.
Gear & Gadgets: A look at some top hunting and fishing gear
A quick-sinking, minnow-shaped jigging lure, VMC’s new Bull Spoon falls with an erratic, fish-attracting wounded-baitfish action that will improve your odds of hooking up in your next outing on the ice – no matter what
Ohio’s two-day gun season kill up significantly
This season ran Dec. 17 and Dec. 18 and saw a preliminary total deer kill of 15,163 animals.
