Hook and Bullet
Longtime Minnesota conservation officer details the ‘tricks’ of violators
During his 18 years of protecting Beltrami County fish and wildlife in his position as a Minnesota DNR conservation officer in the Blackduck and Bemidji areas, Brice Vollbrecht has learned a great deal about people’s
How one rabbit shaped this hunter’s skills as a traditional bowhunter
It’s true, a person interested in hunting game with traditional bow and arrows can learn about the sport by reading magazines dedicated to the sport.
Yet, to become proficient in traditional bowhunting, the novice
Steve Piatt: Golf and trapshooting — a different range, a different game
My golfing days ended about 20 years ago when I decided to put the sticks aside and spend more time fishing and training our Labrador retrievers, or at least trying to get control of them.<br
Steve Sarley: Passion shown by Illinois bowhunters remains clear
I recently reviewed a new book written by Lake County outdoorsman Mike Mitten.
I was extremely impressed by Mitten’s ability to describe the hunting experience on the printed page. The book, The Enchantment of
Michigan hunters should be aware of lingering damage from March storm
With hunting seasons right on the doorstep, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding sportsmen that much of the northern Lower Peninsula was affected by the early spring ice storm that toppled trees and
Michigan bowhunters eager for 2025 season; what can they expect?
An estimated 287,641 bowhunters in Michigan combined to kill about 113,340 whitetails last year according to the DNR. The total includes an estimated 77,201 legal bucks and 36,147 antlerless deer.
That’s a success rate
DNR confirms first Michigan cases of EHD for 2025
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reporting Michigan’s first detected cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in 2025.
The DNR Wildlife Health Section, Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife
Elk shot in Clearfield County, Pa., goes in Boone and Crockett record book
A non-typical elk harvested by David Kammerdiener, of Templeton Pa., in 2022 recently was honored at the Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards celebration.
Since 1947, the triennial Big Game Awards program
Sunday hunting to be phased in at Pennsylvania state parks
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has opened up all 2.2 million acres of its state forests to additional Sunday hunting this season, but the agency is taking a slower approach with its
