Hook and Bullet
For duck-hunt addicts, the magical season is nigh
Riding shotgun the other day with a friend at the wheel, I found my reflection in the young man next to me. He was driving a large, red truck and was blowing a duck call
Wet Flies: They’re often all it takes for a trout angler
“A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!” yelled King Richard III as a battle raged around him on the English moors. His words were echoing in my mind, but I wasn’t an English
Low water level expected on Minnesota’s Lake Christina during duck hunting seasons
The Minnesota DNR cautioned that waterfowl hunting access will likely be a challenge this year on Lake Christina in Douglas County due to a lower water level than expected.
The DNR said the low
Retriever Prep: Here’s how to ID, fix problems before the seasons begin
Training gun dogs can be a satisfying experience, especially when a handler overcomes a troublesome obstacle. Those problems can come in myriad forms and frustrate even grizzled trainers. Nowadays, many trainers look to online pages
Support builds in fight to keep school funding for archery, hunter education
The Biden Administration’s recent confirmation of its intent to remove federal funding for hunter education and archery programs in public schools continues to receive criticism from conservation groups and political leaders.
Among them
Illinois DNR director’s priorities: staffing, funding
The feeling during DNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie’s recent visit to the ATA Grand could be summed up in two words: Enthusiastic and hopeful.
Since taking on the role in January, Phelps Finnie
Pennsylvania’s Lake Wallenpaupack yields 40-inch inland striped bass
Darren Maria admits he’s not a trophy angler, but rather more of a catch-and-fillet type of fisherman.
But a fish he hooked into last October at Pennsylvania’s Lake Wallenpaupack changed his angling approach. In
Late-summer glassing tips to help you find your buck
The weeks are winding down to the bow-season opener on Sept. 16 in Minnesota. Bucks are framed up, and while still in velvet, that won’t last much longer. Soon, they’ll be hard-antlered and not as
Here’s how to build a safe bullet-stopping structure at home or camp
Having taught hunter education classes for more than 20 years now, we always cover just how far a bullet is able to travel from various caliber guns. Some of the so-called backstops on these home
