Hook and Bullet
Vermont deer harvest up 13 percent over previous three-year average
“The legal buck harvest of 9,477 was 8 percent more than the previous three-year average of 8,760, and the third-highest buck harvest since 2002.”
Mid-March grab bag: Oppose the GROW Act, plus it’s outdoors awards season
New legislation threatens the Conservation Reserve Program, and the Northwest Sportshow means it’s time to honor Hall of Fame anglers plus the Outdoor News Person of the Year.
Even veteran turkey hunters can learn a thing or two by listening to other experienced hunters
There may be more truth in an off-the-cuff comment by a Midwestern turkey hunting guide who said he could help anyone be a better turkey hunter with three simple recommendations. Get a blind. Use a
As peak spring migration looms, ‘Seek’ new nature game apps and tools
Clever new apps pique interest in the out-of-doors via smartphones for kids and adults alike.
Pondering fishing’s grand questions between ice and open-water seasons
Considering piscatorial uncertainties like … Can walleyes and other species learn? What are the most common angling mistakes? And what is “fishing history”?
In Montana, 3 men plead guilty to illegally hunting bull bison
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Three men have pleaded guilty to the illegal hunting and wasting of bull bison north of Yellowstone Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that Jesse Darr, Ryley Heidt and Peyton Simmons, all
Crow-shoot competition under fire in Vermont
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. — Wildlife advocates in Vermont are trying to stop a competitive crow-shoot event. The Burlington Free Press reports the Vermont Wildlife Coalition recently started a petition to ask the Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Virginia hunters harvest a record 2,861 bear
That’s up 17 percent from last year. Turkey harvest down 24 percent.
Minnesota’s newest WPA open to public hunting, recreation
In a news release Wednesday, March 14, Pheasants Forever and its partners announced the acquisition of 320 acres in western Minnesota to be designated as the state’s newest Waterfowl Production Area (WPA). The newly acquired
