Hook and Bullet
Drought Impacts on 2025 Deer Season
Big game season is already upon us and thousands of hunters are currently in the fields and forests of the Empire State taking advantage of the early archery season.
Josh Haiar: When it comes to hunting, hard is good
Some lessons stick with you. For me, one of those came from former South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Secretary John Cooper.
Cooper, age 80, has been many things, from a Vietnam veteran and
Glenn Sapir: Does? Or Don’t? That is the whitetail hunter’s question
With the regular firearms season about to open in New York’s Southern Zone, where I do my deer hunting, I can’t wait to get back on stand.
No need to tell you, if you
Minnesota’s fall turkey kill dips slightly in 2025
Despite a decent spring harvest this year, the fall turkey take dipped by about 30% in Minnesota, with a preliminary total of 1,018, with license sales decreasing by about 9%.
“It’s a little more
The art of rattling for November bucks
Now, that does not mean you cannot rattle in a buck during a gun season. I’ve done it and so have others. In fact, I once rattled in and killed a fine 8-point buck on
Here’s how to beat the post firearms opening-weekend slump this whitetail season
Most of the whitetail hunters who pick up a firearm to participate in the general firearms season pin their hopes on opening weekend, and for good reason. Most of the deer that are shot throughout
Steve Carney: Curiosity killed the doe on a second chance
At this time of November, I typically grab my plastic doe decoy (Eunice) and head to my usual soybean field. A doe decoy works wonders during this month, because it gives any deer on the
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Campers warned about casing bows in state parks
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois fall firearms season saw more hunters, fewer turkeys taken
Never as popular as the fall archery season, Illinois’ fall firearms turkey season did see a slight bump in the number of permits issued by DNR this year.
Slight being the key word.
