Hook and Bullet
Winter’s best-kept secret: Downsizing lures for lethargic walleyes
There is an expression in the ice-fishing world that states if you want to catch a big fish, you need to use big lures.
However, this is not always true. In the heart of
Giant Canada, snow goose populations ‘robust,’ white-fronted geese in decline in Illinois
White-fronted geese midcontinent population estimates declined 59% from 2023 to 2024, short almost 2 million geese from the 2023 estimate of 3.2 million. Although the number seems like a sharp decline, the midcontinent population is
A buck with Dad’s deer rifle
I guess you could say my father was a “casual” deer hunter. As much as he liked hunting, he didn’t have time to take it too seriously. With seven mouths to feed – me being
New York Outdoor News 2024 Rut Tracker Breeding Time
Oak Duke expects bucks re-visiting old hotspots such as scrapes made in October as the rut intensifies around mid-November. Photo by Oak Duke.
The first buck: getting over the hump
I hate deer hunting.” It’s the lie that I tell myself during a tough hunting season. A lie I told myself all last season: A season full of unpunched tags, an empty freezer, and 8-hour
New York Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars
In September, ECOs in Orange and Sullivan counties responded to reports of a potential illegal deer take in the town of Rockland. Officers arrived at the location and observed a recently washed Utility Task Vehicle
DEC, NDA discuss non-lead ammunition at webinar
In recent years, legislation has surfaced in New York, mainly seeking to ban the use of lead ammunition on public lands. Hurst explained that DEC’s policy is “this is your ammo and your choice,” a
Let’s make this hunting season as safe as can be
Also previously noted in this space is how we receive photos of successful big game rifle hunters who are not wearing hunter orange or pink, including youth hunters. In many cases, it can be assumed
HBuild better housing for bat, birds to control pests and insects
If so, now is a good time to start. Cooler weather and shorter days allow more time in your workshop to build nesting boxes for airborne hunters. And when winter ends, you can deploy your
