Hunting
Baiting at center of deer-hunting citations
BARRY, Ill. — Illinois conservation police issued more than 50 citations and warnings for illegal deer hunting this month. The state DNR says a major focus of the Nov. 8-9 detail was on unlawful feeding
Late season may be the great season for deer hunters
If you’ve had a tough season and can’t seem to punch a tag, don’t give up – the best hunting of the season could be about to happen.
Proper field care critical to great-tasting venison
Remember, deer meat doesn’t taste “gamey.” Heat and improper field dressing of the animal will only make it taste that way.
Wingshooting ammo: choosing a reliable shotshell for your upland hunting pursuits
Successful shooting for pheasants, ruffed and sharp-tailed grouse, and quail requires different ammunition to account variances in size, speed, and flush distance.
Metroparks offers guide to everything mushroom
Pocket field guide can be downloaded online
More than 51,000 deer harvested over first weekend of Illinois gun season
That’s down from 54,452 deer taken during the first firearms weekend in 2016.
Chronic wasting disease discovered in Winona County farm deer
Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed results with the USDA, has already quarantined the herd and started disease investigation.
After Day 3, Pennsylvania bear harvest numbers still down significantly
Hunters harvested 318 bears, raising the three-day total to 1,628 – about a 30-percent decrease compared to 2016. Extensive rain on the season’s opening day blamed for decline.
Representatives from Wisconsin make CWD pitch in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of Montana’s first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease, a bill has been introduced by Reps. Ron Kind and Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin that would give states and tribes
