Hunting
Outdoor Insights: Wild deer for sale? Idea still deserves a hard pass
A buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January.
Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,” the piece advocated
Dave Maloney, Pa. lawmaker vocal on hunting, fishing issues, opting to leave ‘corruption of politics’
A state legislator who has long been vocal on hunting and fishing issues and who has been a thorn in the side of the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed he will not seek re-election at the
Ryan Rothstein: A grab bag of late-winter outdoors observations from Minnesota
I’m sure this isn’t unique to Minnesota, but I can’t help but notice as I get older how many “contentious” deer regulation changes we’ve had in our state over the past 20 years.
We
Dan Ladd: Taking a shot at shotshell reloading
When I took up handloading a few years back, loading shotgun shells was not part of the plan. But then a .410 turkey gun came into my life and with it, TSS No. 9 turkey
Gretchen Steele: About now, Illinois outdoorsmen yearn for spring
There’s a particular kind of ache that settles into southern Illinois by early March. As I write this in the early morning hours, the temperature is a cool 16 degrees, and the wind chill is
March and even into April the true test of winter survival for deer, pheasants
Early March often creates the impression that winter is nearly over.
Day length is increasing, snow begins to settle, and we can see the finish line of our annual winter marathon. However, it’s too
Steve Pollick: Dissecting the timing of when bucks shed their antlers
Imagine my surprise recently when reviewing overnight trail-cam photos, that a handsome little 6-point buck showed up several times near my mineral licks. A rack, still, in early March?
Late-shedding bucks, and this “sixer”
Hunters asked to help with the science of wild turkey genetics this season
During spring 2025, a state-of-the-art, hunter-assisted research project called wildturkeyDNA was launched to begin assessing population genetics of wild turkeys.
Created through a partnership between the Wild Turkey Lab at the University of Georgia,
Gretchen Steele: Turkey hunters and outdoor fans in southern Illinois can smell spring
By the end of February in southern Illinois, winter has worn out its welcome — but it hasn’t quite left. And here we are in March. More of the same, but with some hope attached.<br
