Hook and Bullet
Dan Ladd: What’s next for New York hunters in wake of crossbow expansion?
As the excitement of deer season looms, especially the opening of archery hunting seasons, the expanded crossbow hunting opportunities are an obvious highlight.
While certainly not every New York hunter is on board with
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Too many lines used by shore anglers on the Rock River
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from the DNR wardens. These reports are from the Sept. 19, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
State Roundup: Does Wisconsin put enough emphasis on catching poachers?
Outdoor News recently ran a story from a Boone and Crockett Club research project that, at first cut, tells us as few as 4% to 5% of all fish and game poaching violations are discovered
New York hunters head afield as September means season openers
New York hunters are in “decision mode,” or soon will be as hunting seasons for big game and numerous small game species continue to open across the state.
In the Southern Zone, an early
In early fall, find the weed mats and fish them for a mixed bag of species
Water Lotus in full bloom is not only a sight to behold, you may find opportunities to catch fish under and around it. Plant beds provide shade and cooler temperatures, an abundant source of dissolved
Innovative way to display gobbler trophies by incorporating ‘turkey jewels’
After seeing several posts and photos of “turkey jewels” – which are the gizzard stones from harvested gobblers – I thought these were another item to add to the fan, beard and spurs. So I
Alliance promotes outdoors activities in Wisconsin’s Oconto County
A coalition of sportsmen’s groups in Oconto County, Wis., is working together toward a common goal of introducing kids to the outdoors in a county that provides plenty of opportunities to do just that.
Squirrel hunting is a stepping stone to outdoors
Squirrel season is here in Ohio and many other states, and frankly my son and I couldn’t be more excited.
Sadly, though, you don’t see many people getting excited over squirrel hunting anymore.
Stonecats are the best river bass bait out there
Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne, tragically, is dead, but I know how I’m going to honor his memory this fall.
I’ll press in my earbuds, put on “Ironman,” or some other Black Sabbath standard, and
