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Bobcat takes swipe at Wisconsin turkey hunter who catches it all on video
A Wisconsin hunter inadvertently called in a bobcat during the opening weekend of this year’s spring turkey hunt.
Carson Bender, 19, of Wisconsin Rapids, was sitting against a tree in full camo on April

Wisconsin 3-year-old fires shot while turkey hunting, wounds two people
A 34-year-old hunter mentoring a 3-year-old child Sunday afternoon, April 12, during Wisconsin’s two-day youth-only turkey season helped the youngster aim at and shoot another man and a 7-year-old child after mistaking their movements for

New York State 4-H Shooting Sports honors key advocate of five decades
A life-long advocate and professional promoter of youth shooting programs is set to pass the torch on to the next generation.
After decades of leading the NYS 4-H Shooting Sports program, Bill Schwerd is

What to do when the longbeard you’re working is hung up and won’t come in
Only the birds know why they do it, but for some reason, plenty of toms will avoid wearing tags this spring by simply holding up outside of shooting range.
Every seasoned turkey hunter has

Ryan Rothstein: Make the most of your spring whitetail scouting window
It’s always amazing how quickly the world shifts into high gear as winter lets go. After being cooped up inside for several months, everything starts all at once and suddenly we find ourselves getting pulled

Sharpshooting program suspended by Illinois DNR after three counties added to CWD list
Three new counties have confirmed cases of CWD in deer, pushing the Illinois DNR to upend its unpopular sharpshooting program and once again refocus its approach to managing the expanding disease.
Effingham, Scott, and

89-year-old Michigan hunting and fishing group may shut doors soon
If Michigan United Conservation Clubs doesn’t raise $100,000 by May 1, “we will be forced to close our doors,” President Stephen Dey said in an email sent to members and supporters Monday.
According to

Push is on for Erie County to opt-in on New York’s pilot youth hunting program
Sportsmen and women from Erie County turned out in solid numbers on Wednesday, April 22, when the Erie County Legislature called a public hearing on a local county law that would allow 12- and 13-year-old

Mike Raykovicz: Leased land a contributing factor to the decline in hunting license sales
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting excited about New York’s upcoming turkey season.
Things are getting harder, though. Like many others I know I’m feeling the pressure of being shut out of