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Firearms deer harvest makes late gains, but still is down for season
Despite a cold, windy, and rough start to the firearms deer season, harvest is down, just not as low as it was heading after the opening weekend.

Tips for tracking deer after the shot
Some of the most memorable deer I’ve shot were not deer I harvested.

Dissecting a bowhunting buck miss: Lessons learned the hard way
Many things went wrong during encounter with big 8-point

Eau Claire County bobwhite quail?
Covey of bobwhite quail show up in western Wisconsin after November snowfall

Finishing the Wisconsin deer season strong
Morning hunts may “pressure” deer less than evening hunts in some areas

Minnesota hunters register 102,000 deer through second weekend of firearms season
Armed with fewer doe tags, firearms hunters have killed 31,000 fewer whitetails from the same time a year ago, the DNR says

Hit the thick cover for bear-hunting success in Pennsylvania
Hunting black bears in Pennsylvania is much like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack, but several tips can increase your odds of success.

Massive Alaskan grizzly bear likely a new archery world record
Chatfield, Minn.-based Pope and Young Club believes specimen will top a 2004 bowhunter-killed bear also killed in Alaska.

The history of Minnesota, from the pages of Outdoor News [Video]
The challenge from Outdoor News Publisher Glenn Meyer seemed daunting: Encapsulate the past four decades of the outdoors in Minnesota based on stories and images from the newspaper.