Hunting
A painful lesson in getting bow ready for the season
Traditional arrow-strings will stretch with use, so you need to pay attention to fistmele, or brace-height, on your bow. And I need to follow my own advice.
Deer hunting: time well wasted
If you’ve followed my columns or blogs, you’ve read that, for me, Oct. 1 is sacred. Regardless of all else, I’m in the deer woods. I haven’t missed an Oct. 1 in the deer woods
Idaho targets big game on private lands
Big-game hunters should find the Idaho Panhandle a better than average place to bag meat for the freezer and have a shot at a trophy elk or whitetail this season.
Drought drying up wetlands, waterfowl hunting opportunities in Northern Plains
The number of duck-hunting wetlands in North Dakota is down about 40 percent from last year, to the lowest level in nine years, according to the Game and Fish Department’s annual fall wetland survey.
Pheasant Hunting Forecast mostly positive for Great Lakes region
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan have seen gains in wild bird populations for 2017, while Minnesota showed a decrease in population.
New law means changes in Illinois bobcat hunting, trapping
Hunters and trappers may apply for 2017-18 bobcat permits through Sept. 30.
Outdoor News contest to award best buck photos across seven states
Plymouth, Minn. — When you snap photos of your buck this fall, remember to submit them to the 2017 Best Buck Photo Contest appearing in the Outdoor News publications. The annual photo contest is now
DNR: Michigan’s other grouse, sharptails, make for unique hunting opportunity
While only a relative handful of sportsmen hunt them, they offer a unique upland opportunity to Michigan bird hunters.
New Wisconsin state budget eliminates carcass tags for deer and turkeys, registration of Canada geese
Motorists may now pick up road-killed turkeys with DNR authorization.
