Hook and Bullet
From dull to deadly: Mastering fillet knife sharpening
A fillet knife is an entity unto itself when it comes to cutting blades. That’s because the blade itself is thin so the angle of bevel on that blade is a very tight angle, anywhere
Dan Ladd: New York’s Northern Zone deer management permits part of legislation discussion
On April 21, the New York State Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee approved (reported) A10633/S09462. The bill, if passed, will permit DEC to expand the ability to issue antlerless deer permits in the Northern Zone.
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Shed hunters have to take cover as men shoot at flock of turkeys
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the May 1, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Wisconsin’s Star Prairie sporting goods store burglarized; $10,000 reward offered for information
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of
New York Mixed Bag: Habitat work at French Creek WMA in Jefferson County helps grouse, woodcock
Staff from DEC’s Bureau of Wildlife spent a day in early March working together to improve habitat for wildlife at French Creek Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson County.
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin’s Vilas County showcases strong DNR team during spring hearings
It was almost like the good old days on Monday, April 13, in Vilas County when 103 citizens poured into the St. Germain Elementary School for Wisconsin’s annual spring fish and game hearings proctored by
Here’s the 2026 outlook for Minnesota’s Great 8 walleye lakes
Minnesota anglers are starting to feel it now.
The state’s walleye and pike opener is less than two weeks away. While many anglers will get out onto small bodies of water in the early
Events coming up in New York designed to teach women outdoors skills
Upcoming events this spring will help women develop a variety of outdoors skills.
These will include the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Bowhunting 101 Workshop, which takes
Tom Pink: Cacophony or euphony? Sounds of the turkey woods
Turkey hunters use a variety of words to describe the sights and sounds of morning arriving in the woods and fields. Hushed. Peaceful. Beautiful. Inviting. Exciting.
How about this word: cacophony or cacophonous. That’s
