Hunting
Illinois Mixed Bag: Three areas accepting trapping applications
The trapping program will include three trappers at Big Bend, one trapper at Morrison-Rockwood and one trapper at Little Rock Creek. Applications will be accepted until the drawing at 10 a.m. Oct. 30. The drawing
Ralph Loos: Illinois Outdoor News’ Best Buck contest — two decades proving the biggest buck isn’t always the winner
I suppose it was inevitable. Give Illinois deer hunters a camera, a big buck and a good reason to create some friendly competition, and eventually somebody is going to turn it into a contest.
Owasco Flats Wildlife Management Area: Not big, but popular in central New York
At just 146 acres, the Owasco Flats Wildlife Management Area is undoubtedly one of the smallest WMAs ever profiled on the back pages of New York Outdoor News.
Consider, too, that the WMA is
Video: A Minnesota doe tag filled, and why this spot keeps producing
Eric Morken filled his first bonus tag of the season in Minnesota on the evening of Oct. 5 in a tree where he has shot three deer on three straight sits over the past few
New York Mixed Bag: Angler surveys continue this fall on Saranac and Boquet rivers
Angler Surveys Continue This Fall on Saranac and Boquet Rivers
New York DEC mourns loss of esteemed biologist Kevin Hynes after auto accident
On Aug. 24, New York DEC Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Head Research Scientist Kevin Hynes, 62, died tragically in an automobile accident not far from his office in Delmar.
“The loss of Kevin
Commentary: Why some pheasants flush differently
Put a pointer on a pheasant and the dog freezes.
Put a flushing dog into the same cover. The bird may explode from the grass seconds later.
Now change the pheasant. A wild
New York Outdoor News rut tracker: How will Super El Nino impact things?
This year is Super El Nino year, as in 2015 and 2006, so expect mild temps and lots of rain. Take advantage of any good weather in mid-October to early November when the first of
Dan Ladd: Are numbers from New York’s antlerless hunt a sign of things to come after regulation changes?
If the unofficial but preliminary harvest figures coming in from DEC on the expanded early September antlerless deer hunt in parts of New York’s Southern Zone serve as any indication, then hunters are wasting no
