Hook and Bullet
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Search cool fall waters for big sturgeon
The past three years, I’ve fallen in love with lake sturgeon. Those 50-plus-inch fish will give you a workout like no other freshwater fish. I target them in the fall/winter, when water temps are falling
Video: Reviewing Iron Will single bevel broadheads after five years of using them
Eric Morken has used a number of different broadheads over 20 years of bowhunting, but he has stuck with Iron Will single bevels the last five seasons because of consistent results that have made it
Numbers paint an interesting picture of what success looks like for Ohio deer hunters
Deer numbers can be a hot-button topic in Ohio. Truth be told, the numbers have been changing, maybe right under our noses.
Non-resident hunters – a lively conversation starter on their own – can
Mike Schoonveld: Saltwater instincts, freshwater salmon make for a great combo
Great Lakes salmon may spend their entire lives in fresh water, but they’re still programmed for the Pacific Ocean. Evolution doesn’t rewrite instincts in a few decades. Those fish still behave as though they’re waiting
Tom Pink: Michigan waterfowlers face issues here – and ‘there’
For Michigan waterfowlers, early goose and teal seasons begin on Sept. 1. For ducks other than teal, the northern waterfowl zone opens Sept. 26, and the zones in the Lower Peninsula follow. It’s a long
Natural foods vary as Minnesota’s bear season arrives
The bear hunting opener is one week away, and though weather has dried up most of the natural forage, that could bode well for hunters in north country.
Andrew Tri, Minnesota DNR bear project
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Man takes 49 sunfish over his daily limit
Conservation Officers (COs) Byron Parks, Brian Lasanen, and Pete Shambaugh assisted the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Department search for two missing subjects whose canoe capsized early Saturday morning. It was reported that three individuals were canoeing
Ralph Loos: So many rule changes for Michigan deer hunters, so many different ways to confuse them
We can all imagine what conversations between hunters and COs will sound like this season, especially if a hunter follows his or her habits instead of his or her aforementioned shiny new rulebook – or,
Gretchen Steele: When the regulations become a hunt of their own
There was a time when preparing for hunting season in Illinois meant finding a place to hunt, checking the weather, sighting in the gun or bow, and maybe negotiating with a dog that had discovered
