Hunting
Dan Ladd: Random thoughts on earning a second buck in New York
Here it is the eve of another spring turkey season in New York and many of us can’t stop talking about DEC’s current proposed deer hunting regulations, mainly the earn-a-second buck component. The timing is
Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 30, 2026
Good spring fishing bite finally turning on in parts. Here’s the Ohio fishing and hunting report across the state on April 30, 2026.
Harvest number during Ohio’s youth turkey season surprises state biologist
Youth turkey hunters in Ohio’s South Zone checked 1,941 birds during the state’s special youth-only weekend on April 18-19, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The two-day season was open to hunters
A Minnesotan’s waterfowling life: Remembering legendary wildlife artist David Maass
“I’ve always liked to draw, even as a little kid, and I was raised in the outdoors. So, put those together, and I guess I was made to become a wildlife artist,” David Maass told
Minnesota’s early turkey kill drops from 2025 as hunters deal with poor weekend weather
Minnesota’s spring turkey hunters did not catch a break with the weather during the early portion of the season, and harvest numbers so far seem to be reflecting that.
Snow in early April made
Glenn Sapir: The makings of an opening day dream turkey hunt
As much as I try to go to sleep early in anticipation of the 3:45 a.m. alarm, my mind and body won’t surrender to slumber. The anticipation and earliness of this 10 p.m. bedtime is
Mastering turkey hunting’s game of ‘let’s find each other’
You call and a gobble rings out. Quite a ways out, maybe 200 yards.
If you sit down right there and keep calling, there is a chance that tom will come all the way
Minnesota 9-year-old harvests a top three tom in state’s record book
Nine-year-old Luella Malone has made it into the Minnesota record books by harvesting the state’s No. 3 overall turkey. The bird scored 90.88, five points above fourth place and one point behind second.
Luella
Patrick Durkin: Volunteers needed to teach hunter education in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s hunter-education program faces similar challenges as senior instructors step aside, hoping and trusting younger folks to step forward to teach firearms safety and hunting ethics to beginners.
