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Make phone apps while hunting solo a part of your safety process
As bowhunting season begins, many of us will be heading to the woods by ourselves to enjoy a quiet morning or afternoon in the stand. While certain hunts tend to be more social in nature,

Angling’s mysteries: What makes similar lakes fish so differently?
As fishermen, we are constantly learning. Every time we’re on the water, there’s something to learn or take away from the experience. As a lifelong angler and a fan of the sport, I have spent

Colorado elk bowhunt proves fun, yet deflating after vandalism
As an out-of-state visitor who pays nearly 10 times more than a resident to bowhunt Colorado’s elk, you’d appreciate a little local gratitude for your $851.24 subsidy of the state’s wildlife-management program.
But you’d

What hunters and wildlife officials are saying about EHD in southeastern New York’s deer herd
As an avid outdoorsman, I learned three things right away when I moved to Ulster County, N.Y.: there are ticks on seemingly every blade of tall grass, there is a thriving population of black bears,

CWD positive deer found in Michigan’s Midland County for first time
A new positive case of chronic wasting disease in a Midland County deer over the summer is raising concerns about how the Department of Natural Resources is addressing the disease.
DNR officials collected

Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 6, 2023
Bowhunting off to warm start; salmon still hitting in rivers. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Michigan on Oct. 6, 2023.

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: ‘Ice-eaters’ may be legalized for hunting
“Ice-eaters,” which disturb water to melt ice and prevent ice formation, are popular among waterfowl hunters in states that allow their use – and Pennsylvania might be next.

Wealth of acorns offers array of opportunities in the deer woods
This year is shaping up to be a mighty interesting deer season in Minnesota for a whole slew of reasons.
The one that is capturing my attention currently is the absurdly humongous acorn crop

Giving up hunting and fishing because of age is painful, but the memories endure
The Old Guy, for some time, had not been able to verbalize it because, he thought, if he did, if he said it out loud, it would become real. Reality would be a problem, with