Hook and Bullet
There’s plenty of ways to mess up on a spring gobbler; here’s what not to do
There are a lot of ways not to kill a turkey and I have discovered most of them. On the other hand, after more than 60 years of spring turkey hunting, I think I’ve become
Helpful tips for all trappers: setting up for next season
I’ve been trapping for almost 60 years and have made every equipment mistake in the book – and some the book has never seen.
Most have had to do with procrastination (my wife calls
New York Reader Stories: Trout streams and the whitetail woods are always calling
The steady and calm flow of the stream sounded like hundreds of marbles rushing down rocks. Watching the tinted water gave me a sense of tranquility, yet left me excited to find what was hiding
In Search of the Good Water, Part 2: Idaho’s quiet streams near Hemingway’s Ketchum, Idaho, resting place
The island was home to a small band of elk during the fall week I was there as a guest writer, and in the evening, you could hear elk bugle as they ventured up the
Doe tags guaranteed to most Pennsylvania hunters
When Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 antlerless deer licenses go on sale alongside general hunting licenses in late June, far fewer people will be waiting in line.
And for most hunters, there won’t be a need.
Oak Duke: Gobbler hunting can be like fishing
Sometimes it is a long time between gobbles for a turkey hunter, kind of like a long time between bites for a fisherman. Our confidence wanes, especially poignant when on an out-of-state hunt.
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No major changes for Michigan’s 2024 elk season
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission at its meeting earlier this month formally approved elk season lengths and quotas for the next two years that largely are unchanged from recent seasons.
The biggest change for
Hunting, trapping dates approved in Ohio for fall 2024
The Ohio Wildlife Council approved Ohio’s 2024-25 hunting and trapping seasons for white-tailed deer, migratory birds, small game, and furbearers during its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 10, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR)
Dave Zeug: A delayed opener on Wisconsin’s Brule River was good for this winter-weary angler
For a Brule River trout fisherman in Wisconsin, the traditional first day of spring has been on the last Saturday in March for decades.
It doesn’t matter if there is still 3 feet of
