Hunting
Class teaches bugling vocabulary to kids, future elk hunters
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s first youth outdoor skills day focuses on teaching kids about how hunting and outdoor recreation relate to conservation.
National Wild Turkey Federation convention
Scenes from the recent National Wild Turkey Federation annual convention and sport show at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn.
No Yellowstone grizzly hunt for Montana this year
State wants to avoid complicating legal battles over federal protections for the animals.
What is a trophy buck? It’s likely in the eyes of the beholder/hunter
By John L. Sloan, Target Communications Outdoor Books The term “trophy buck” has been around about as long as black powder. Or maybe a lot longer, since big antlers have been found in prehistoric campsites.
Enjoying the annual phenomenon that is white geese traveling through southeastern Pennsylvania
The Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, where thousands upon thousands of snow geese stop for a rest and food on their way north, saw a huge jump in geese numbers within a week, to the
Tribes use annual speech to call for tougher CWD regulations
MADISON, Wis. — A Menominee Indian tribal member is asking the Wisconsin Legislature for tougher action to stop chronic wasting disease and to join the fight against a Michigan gold mine. Gary Besaw delivered the
Pennsylvania hunters split on use of semi-automatic rifles
Survey responses showed there was support for using semi-automatic guns for furbearers and groundhogs, but not for big game.
For first time, CWD found in Mississippi deer
Four-year-old buck was found dead and emaciated in late January near the Louisiana border, prompting the banning of deer feeding in several counties.
Alaska governor backs bill to lessen hunting, fishing violations
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A bill that Gov. Bill Walker has backed would make some of Alaska’s hunting and fishing violations more like traffic tickets than criminal prosecutions. The bill follows a trend in Alaska law
