Hook and Bullet
Looking back at the work of Frank Bellrose, a giant of waterfowl conservation
After all these years, the memory is little more than a few images. I was a graduate student.
My new wife, Kathleen, and I were coasting to a stop under the shade of the
Here’s why I need grouse hunting in my life
I’m a casual grouse hunter at best. I don’t own a pointing dog or a double-barreled shotgun. I don’t anticipate the grouse opener in Minnesota with the same zeal as I do the fishing opener
Jeremiah Haas: Much we can learn from elephants
Recently, I was told the story about elephant populations in Africa, and the role each gender has for a stable population. Back in the 1990s, Kruger National Park in South Africa, was faced with a
Make sure your muzzleloader is ready before the season starts
It’s night sounds. Subtle changes in the weather bring about changes; amongst my favorites are the changing night sounds. Fall is about to be upon us, hunting seasons are coming. Time to get ready. Whatever
Black walnuts are a squirrel’s kryptonite
The telltale black stains around its mouth told me that the squirrel I had just shot was hitting the walnuts. Finding the motherlode black walnut tree or stand can provide the lucky hunter with some
Minnesota’s James Hautman wins 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest for a record seventh time
After two days of competition, James Hautman, an artist from Chaska, Minn., won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with his acrylic painting of three buffleheads. The announcement was made at an in-person event
Pennsylvania Game Commission tracking EHD spread across state
The true impact of the current outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, in deer throughout Pennsylvania won’t be known until the first frost arrives this fall, but it’s possible several regions are affected.
All mentored hunters under age 7 may get tags
All mentored hunters – including those under 7 years old – would get big-game harvest tags with their permits if a proposal before the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners is given final approval.
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Ron Schara: It’s fall game survey season, and the numbers will be crunched
It’s game survey season, in case you haven’t noticed – a time for raising expectations. Or lowering them.
Recently, outdoors headlines have been filled with surveys about pheasant counts, duck numbers, grouse counts …
