Hunting
In New Jersey, on the alert for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in deer
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife is asking those who are out in the fields and woods of New Jersey at this time of year to be alert for
North Dakota pheasant survey: Bird, brood numbers take a tumble
Total pheasants observed per 100 miles are down 61 percent from last year, brood observations down 63 percent, and average brood size down 19 percent from 2016.
Federal duck stamp contest making first visit to Wisconsin at UW-Stevens Point campus
Weekend includes state’s first decoy carving contest sponsored by Wisconsin Waterfowl Association.
Questions and answers: bowhunting whitetails
By Bob Fratzke This is a partial list of the questions most commonly asked over the years at the conclusion of my deer scouting and bowhunting seminars. Can you move at all on a treestand?
Sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge counts down significantly in North Dakota
On the eve of the season opener for both, Game and Fish announces that sharptail numbers are down 29 percent from 2016, while partridge are down 62 percent. So, “in general, hunting will be fair
Bowhunter survives grizzly attack in Montana; cut in head requires 90 stitches
HELENA, Mont. — A grizzly bear feasting on an elk carcass charged a bowhunter in Montana and attacked him, slashing a 16-inch cut in the man’s head that required 90 stitches to close. “The bear
Illinois gearing up for youth firearms deer hunt
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The 2017 Illinois youth firearm deer hunt is Oct. 7-9 for hunters with a valid youth deer permit who have not reached their 18th birthday by the first day of the hunt.
In southern Michigan, DNR and NWTF add second Turkey Tract
The National Wild Turkey Federation and Michigan DNR recently introduced the second Turkey Tract in southern Michigan, at the Flat River State Game Area. The new Turkey Tract is located off Fenwick Road, just east
Hunter education at the 11th hour
Procrastination can be costly, and each year around this time many aspiring hunters find themselves on the waiting list to get their hunter education courses completed. Most want to get it under their belts by
