Hook and Bullet
Ralph Loos: Illinois spring legislative session produced some successes, failures – and shrugs
The General Assembly packed up and scattered from Springfield after a spring session that gave Illinois sportsmen plenty to dissect, digest, and debate.
Put it this way: Shrugging is close to becoming the equivalent
New York Cuffs & Collars: Illegal use of ATVs, UTVs at Klipnocky State Forest
Law Enforcement: On May 25, Forest Rangers conducted an ATV/UTV detail at Klipnocky State Forest to curtail recent illegal ATV/UTV use. The vehicles are not authorized on State lands in DEC’s Region 9 and UTVs
Better understand your hunting optics to get better performance
For nearly 1,000 years, we’ve worked to improve our vision.
Italian monks made eyeglasses by the 13th century. In the 1600s, seafarers gazed at distant shores through spyglasses. The first telescope was patented in
Ultimate turkey slam? Wisconsin hunter harvests 49 toms in 49 states
Lance Penney harvested his first turkey in 1995 in Wisconsin’s Waupaca County.
He was just getting started. He recently returned from Indiana after completing a goal of shooting a turkey in the 49 states where
Silent entry and close encounters: Kayak tactics to help you kill more deer
Winds were gusting to over 40 mph on the afternoon of Nov. 2 last year as I slipped quietly up the river in my kayak for an afternoon bowhunt.
These types of winds are
New York State Conservation Council offers eight resolutions for fall meeting
In the wake of its spring meeting in April, the New York State Conservation Council has submitted eight resolutions addressing a variety of conservation, legislative, fish and wildlife management, public access, environmental stewardship, and outdoor
Election day archery buck enters New York record book as non-typical
When Mike Betanzos Jr. arrowed the biggest buck of his life in Ulster County, N.Y., on election day last November, he knew it had record book potential. But, as so many hunters often attest, the
USFS, outdoor organizations sign memorandum of understanding
The U.S. Forest Service and the Boone and Crockett Club and various other groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) underscoring the importance of sustaining outdoor recreation opportunities with a particular emphasis on public access
NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame inducts 10 members at banquet
Ten new members were inducted into the New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame during the group’s annual induction ceremony held May 18, in Canastota.
Inductees are chosen each year based on “a lifetime
