Hook and Bullet
Pennsylvania lawmakers eyeing huge Game Commission balance
After Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Stephen Smith gave his annual report to the House and Senate game and fisheries committees on March 18 and March 26, respectively, the lawmakers wanted to talk about the
Steve Pollick: Turkeys are great, but there’s more reasons to be in the woods right now
Ah, April! The perfect time to get ready for…fall deer hunting.
What, no wild turkey? Of course wild turkey. But that hunting season still is a couple-three weeks away, at this writing, for Ohio’s
Tagging a ‘ghost gobbler’ a memorable way to wrap up 40 years hunting Wisconsin turkeys
Rain was a continual pest during last year’s turkey season during the second week in May in Wisconsin. Enduring a wet afternoon and evening left a person wondering where to set up the next morning.<br
Ice-out baits that catch multiple fish species
What the heck are dual purpose baits? In my universe that translates to multi-species baits. Lures you cast that will reasonably catch more than one species of fish. For a dedicated angler, that’s exactly what
If you want to bag more gobblers, master mouth calls
The turkey-call market is full of options: Box calls, pot calls, push-button calls, and more all promise to lure in cruising longbeards.
While it’s up for debate on the diversity of calls anyone can
Here’s how to get the most out of your forward-facing sonar
Forward-facing sonar (FFS), while being a key tool in a growing number of anglers’ boats, is not exactly the magic bullet people (who don’t own a unit) think it is. It takes careful rigging, lots
Yet another mild winter could aid Minnesota’s turkeys, pheasants
Looking back on the 2024-25 winter, turkeys and pheasants mostly didn’t get pounded by either low temperatures or heavy snowfall amounts. That positive news likely will lead to promising hunting seasons – the former this
Glenn Sapir: Tips to help you find places to turkey hunt in New York
If you are brand new to turkey hunting or if you have just moved to your part of New York, then you face a similar problem: where to hunt?
Today’s prospective turkey hunter has
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Dumped animal carcasses keep CO busy in Sauk Rapids area
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the April 4, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
