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Considering the whitetail rut: Looking at day length and temperature
I split my time between northern Minnesota and east-central Nebraska. I recently was asked when the whitetail rut occurs in Nebraska, and I guessed it would be later than it occurs in northern Minnesota, because
Eight favorite waters for ice fishing in Western New York
It’s nearly time to start singing the Foreigner hit “Cold as Ice.”
Ice fishing season is fast approaching, and hard water anglers hope it’s sooner rather than later when it comes to walking on
Pennsylvania Game Commission dismisses game warden for misconduct
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has terminated a game warden amid allegations of misconduct.
Nelson Yocum, who had been a game warden in northern Chester County, is no longer employed by the Game Commission, the
What was the best day this season for Ohio bowhunters? Nov. 8 stands out
Archery hunters in Ohio checked 4,748 white-tailed deer on Saturday, Nov. 8, the highest single-day total during the 2025-26 season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The 10 most successful deer
Habitat help on the way for waterfowl? New Delta initiative focuses on refuges, WMAs
Delta Waterfowl has launched an ambitious new program to improve waterfowl hunting across the United States by advocating for increased habitat-improvement funding for federal and state public lands.
The effort is called Restoring Our
Ryan Rothstein: Time to sell all my hunting gear? Tempting during this season, but not quite yet
Just in time for Black Friday, a hot new sale is popping up that’s too good to miss: an entire arsenal of deer-hunting gear acquired over the course of a decade or more.
Most
Oak Duke: Tips for hunting the tail end of the deer season
Putting a late season buck on the ground is a challenging task. But when I do, it’s usually been in snow. And over the years, I have found that usually, the same old…same old… has
Late-season pheasants are fun to hunt, but be careful out there with your dogs
There’s nothing quite like the explosion of a rooster out of a snow-covered patch of sawgrass and cattails. It’s the promise of that moment that keeps the hardiest of upland hunters out and active until
Steve Sarley: My respect for catfishing continues to grow
I rarely write about catfish because I rarely fish for them. My mistake.
There are two kinds of cats that we normally fish for here in Illinois, and really across the Midwest. Everyone sees
