Hook and Bullet
Youth hunters ready to jump-start New York’s spring gobbler season
New York’s annual youth turkey hunting weekend is coming up April 26-27, providing the opportunity for junior hunters – those ages 12-15 – to go afield with an experienced adult mentor.
In recent weeks
Steve Griffin: Michigan trout anglers get a fresh start on Opening Day
Michigan trout season offers a real opening, going from no fishing to plenty of it. And, it just gets better and better.
We like fresh starts. The first day of school. Ash Wednesday or
Steve Pollick: A rookie’s first prairie burn is a learning experience that impresses
Prairie fires are serious business.
All you have to do to understand that statement is volunteer to tote and deploy a drip-torch – a heavy metal canister with a thick handle and curly-Q spout,
Wisconsin’s Hunter Nation meeting sees strong turnout to discuss wolf delisting, crane hunt
More than 100 sportsmen braved a snow and ice storm late Sunday, March 30, to attend a Hunter Nation meeting in Ashland, Wis., where issues ranging from wolf management to so-called “weather warfare” were discussed.<br
Illinois DNR’s Deer Report gives insight into 2024-25 season
An incredible 30% of deer harvested during 2024-25 firearms seasons were taken with rifles, a 10% increase over 2023-24 – the first season rifle hunting was legal in Illinois.
Meanwhile, crossbows again grabbed a
Taking kids turkey hunting can be a blast, but there’s ways to do it right
It wasn’t long ago when the best way to introduce youngsters to hunting youngsters to hunting involved a .22 rifle and some squirrels. Or maybe a single-shot shotgun and some cottontails. Today, most kids get
Mike Schoonveld: Are fish guts food, fertilizer, or garbage when a fish house isn’t available?
My first fishing trip of the season was successful. The cohos were in southern Lake Michigan, right on schedule, and my friend and I caught our limits plus a bonus brown trout.
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Reader Stories: Being able to start a fire critical if you get lost
Years ago, I had a book of outdoor stories by Ted Trueblood. He wrote for various outdoor magazines. In that book were two stories that stuck with me: The first: “How Not to Get Lost.”
Fly-fishing for crappies is a fun way to change things up this spring
With the enthusiasm of the Pennsylvania trout season opener coming to an end and the preparation to the upcoming spring gobbler season on the horizon, there is an underrated and overlooked opportunity during this midspring
