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Ammo will last years if you take care of it; here’s how to properly store it
In the past it was common practice for gun owners to stop at their local sport shop and pick up a box or two of their favorite ammo when getting ready for a hunt or

Steve Carney: Impressed by local bow shop, and a goose jerky recipe
The owner of Prairie Archery in Parkers Prairie, Jon, was amazing. He asked me to step up and shoot on the 20-yard range, and he watched my form (my form is not textbook, by any

Searching for the perfect deer gun? It could be a shotgun
I was thrilled about straight-walled rifles becoming legal during the regular Ohio gun season. Since then, I have been searching for the ultimate deer rifle.
However, I have not found it nor did I

Dan Ladd: Debate and opinions vary on future public lands in New York
Tuesday, Nov. 4 is Election Day. Other than New York City, and obviously at the local and regional level, there’s not much talk about elections this year. But there is something all New Yorkers who

New York Mixed Bag: NYON contributing writer Leo Maloney recognized by Oneida City School District
New York Outdoor News contributing writer Leo Maloney was recently inducted into the Oneida City School District Foundation’s Wall of Distinction, celebrating a lifetime of achievement and philanthropy.

Despite so many forsaking it, fall turkey hunting is still a blast
Break the flock, scatter and call – that is the standard practice for most fall turkey hunters in Pennsylvania – the few that remain. Since 1990, the number of participants for fall turkey season has

Wisconsin 11-year-old shoots ‘buck of lifetime’
Eleven-year-old Levi Weber learned from his father as a wee lad that “the chores need to be done before you can play.”
On Saturday, Oct. 11, during Wisconsin’s youth deer season, the family was

Illinois waterfowl seasons, zone lines face reset, drawing concern from some hunters
Illinois wildlife managers have shared plans to ditch the fourth waterfowl hunting zone starting next year and return to a three-zone format.
A split season is also in the mix, as is a rearrangement

Steve Griffin: Plenty of warnings exist in the outdoors; is it real risk or an emotional response?
I remember, hunkered down next to the basement laundry tub, cleaning game with my dad after a Saturday morning hunt: a couple of woodcock, a grouse, a cottontail rabbit.
Dad showed me how to