Hunting
Ralph Loos: Deer meat, deer urine getting own (but separate) spotlights
There are deer numbers to crunch and deer hunting stories to share – and, of course, there are still a few days left to harvest a deer here in Illinois.
Erwin Wildlife Management Area provides hunting and fishing just outside Corning, New York
slice – and a pretty big slice at that – of state-owned land located just a few miles from a moderately sized city pretty much guarantees the parcel will see plenty of visitors.
That’s
Wisconsin’s busy sports show season opens mid-January
Winter came early this year, the blast of cold and snow a wakeup call for late-season hunters and ice anglers who scrambled to swap out their gear.
Now that we’re weeks into it, it’s
New York hunter education instructor harvests massive South Carolina gator that falls just shy of record
Carl Finkelson feels like he had a pretty good 2025 hunting season. The 37-year-old hunter and bowhunter education instructor from Mt. Pleasant, in Westchester County, N.Y., who works for the White Plains school district, harvested
Daniel Bortz: Next Bortz generation writes own Wyoming story
Editor’s note: As you’re reading this page, Stephanie and I are either just wrapping up two weeks in Scotland (attended a wedding in Glasgow and, yes, I wore a kilt – and appropriately so) or
New York Mixed Bag: DEC launches new places to hunt waterfowl interactive mapper
Albany — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation/DEC has developed a new interactive map designed specifically for waterfowl hunters.
Dan Ladd: With a new year, outdoor focus in New York turns to legislation
The New York State legislature reconvenes Jan. 7 for the 2026 session. So, here we go again, as basically from now through June 4 when the session ends, there will be plenty of attention paid
Rare hermaphrodite whitetail is New York 12-year-old’s first deer
When 12-year-old Bryce Farmen shot his first deer in early December, he and his dad, Brett, were excited that his inaugural whitetail was a buck. At least that’s what they thought.
The deer sported
Want a more efficient whitetail rut in 2026? Start brainstorming now
The month of November ushers in a mix of emotions for whitetail fanatics. Primarily, it’s excitement, sure. But at least for me, there’s also some added pressure.
It’s not external pressure. Nobody else really
