Hook and Bullet
Tom Fetter Memorial Youth Day in Ohio draws 100 kids to learn about hunting
This is exactly what the late Tom Fetter had in mind when he helped create the Waldo Sportsman’s Club fall youth event eight years ago.
The Tom Fetter Memorial Youth day drew in 100
Years of patience pays off with massive Halloween buck for Ohio bowhunter Matt Groeschel
It was a five-year odyssey of twists and turns that led bowhunter Matt Groeschel to his 29-point Halloween buck in Marion County, Ohio, this fall.
Groeschel, who lives near Indian Lake but hunts in
Ohio deer hunters harvest more whitetails on Nov. 11 than any other day this season
Bowhunters in Ohio checked 4,621 white-tailed deer on Saturday, Nov. 11, the highest single-day total so far this season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Thus far during the 2023 archery hunting
Ohio Mixed Bag: Franklin County gets new wildlife officer
Ohio wildlife officer Mark Williams, of Vermilion, has a new assignment in Franklin County, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. A 2023 graduate of the Wildlife Officer Academy, Williams previously served as
Six first-ice tips – video
Experienced ice anglers know that first ice/early ice can be one of the best time periods to catch fish, but only if you know what to look for and how fish behave under the ice
Childhood in goose blinds put Doug McClain on solid track for Illinois DNR waterfowl role
Sometimes, when determining your life’s trajectory and future career path, it’s not a matter of knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know. For new Illinois DNR Waterfowl Program Manager Doug McClain, nothing could
Find panfish to catch largemouth bass beneath the ice
Bass are some of our most popular game fish, but you wouldn’t know it once Minnesota lakes cap over with ice. Expensive bass boats are put into storage, and bass themselves are often almost as
Work basins adjacent to the popular structure to find less-pressured winter walleyes
I have often compared walleyes to white-tailed deer. Both species seem to love edges.
Walleye fishing traditionally also has been all about finding and understanding structure. When we look at fishing structure, however, think
Under the right conditions, some of New York’s best deer hunting happens during late muzzleloading seasons
After waiting all season for it, the snow was finally coming down quite steadily on the very last day of the 2022 Northern Zone muzzleloading season. Four of us spent the morning and early afternoon
