Hook and Bullet
Up your consistency with these turkey decoying tips
It was a little over an hour into Minnesota’s 2025 spring turkey season when two toms gobbled from about 100 yards away through the aspens.
I had sat tight in this spot since daylight,
Cornell scholar’s focus turns to future of hunting and next generation of conservationists
Some people spend their careers studying conservation. Others spend their lives practicing it.
Dr. Keith G. Tidball has spent much of his career doing both.
After more than two decades at Cornell University,
Hunting contests ban again proposed in Illinois legislature
Another attempt to outlaw hunting contests in Illinois arrived in the legislature this session – a measure similar to past efforts, including House Bill 2900, which passed the House in 2024 but failed to make
Commentary: Public land and democracy of the hunt in Wisconsin
The theme of February’s annual meeting of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society was “Applying the North American Model of Conservation During Divided Times.”
I was asked to speak on wetland management. I
Expiration near for crossbow ‘sunset’ in Minnesota?
The House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee last week passed HF1531, which would remove the so-called “sunset” expiration date for allowing the use of crossbows during the Minnesota archery hunting season.
Talk of a two-bird limit for Minnesota’s spring turkey season taking place
Years ago as wild turkeys were expanding their range across Minnesota, hunters in some parts of the state were still learning about the new recreational opportunity.
After a public meeting in Alexandria that focused
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Shooting snow geese from the bed of a moving truck
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the March 20, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
A quick chat with Andrew Schmidt of Pheasants Forever
Andrew Schmidt is the director of government affairs for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever (PF/QF). And he comes by the work honestly. His father spent a long career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ralph Loos: Illinois measure to increase deer rifle capacity fixes handgun ‘snag’
Sometimes hunters see a snag in what otherwise seems like a good idea and are not shy about saying, “Whoa, whoa, whoa.”
That’s the family-friendly version of what a hunter is not shy about
