Hook and Bullet
Here’s how to make small deer drives in big timber
Our hunting crew, the Iron Sight Gang, had some serious plans for the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
What is typically a productive time in the woods for us would feature eight or 10 hunters putting
Pennsylvania reader stories: A father’s hunting rifle returns to his favorite spot
Forty years tend to cloud one’s memory but it had to be 1984.
That was the year I was raising three boys, my wife was pregnant with our daughter. I was working second shift
Browning Auto-5 helped shape the future of the firearm industry
Growing up in northwest Ohio, I looked at what the adult hunters carried, often it said something about how serious they were. If you had the means, or if you simply lived to hunt, somehow
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan’s proposed spring turkey regulation changes make sense
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has recommended some of the most significant changes to spring turkey season since almost ever.
The Natural Resources Commission is expected to act on the recommendation at its
Fine tune your straight-walled cartridges for better accuracy this deer season
My confidence in handloading straight-walled cartridges does not shield me from the occasions when I expect results sooner. If load development is slow in coming together, my mind reaches for reasons why.
Some recent
Commentary: What does science say about population effects of lead in wildlife?
Concerns over the effects of spent lead ammunition prompted federal resource agencies in the United States and Canada to phase in a ban on lead shot shell ammo for waterfowl hunting starting in 1987. Now,
Illinois Mixed Bag: State, federal sites hosting youth waterfowlers
Numerous Illinois state parks, state fish and wildlife areas, and other public lands will be open to youth waterfowl hunting during the 2025 youth waterfowl hunts.
Ralph Loos: Hunters (and scarecrows) not left out of nuisance deer efforts
Spring in Springfield was an odd time and place to be for someone who’s both an avid fan of deer hunting and also a proud product of Illinois agriculture.
I speak of efforts by
Youth deer hunters in Illinois set harvest record
Brett Duby says his daughter’s first youth deer hunt included some serious decision making – which, as any experienced hunter knows, means she had a good day. The young hunter passed on a doe and
