Hunting
Here’s how to bust the ‘lull’ and shoot deer in mid-October
Hunters are surprisingly good at finding reasons to not go into the woods. For many of us this season, this has been pretty easy to do. The weather has been toasty here in the Upper
Michigan venison donation program serves record number of meals to those in need
Hunters Feeding Michigan – a Michigan Department of Natural Resources program connecting donors, wild game processors and charities to help feed those in need – processed 140,000 pounds of donated venison during fiscal year 2025,
Trump approves Ambler Road project through Alaska wilderness to boost copper, zinc production
President Donald Trump on Monday, Oct. 6 ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals.
The long-debated Ambler Road project was
New York DEC hits cheese factory with $475,000 fine for polluting Ischua Creek
A major wastewater discharge from the Great Lakes Cheese plant in August that caused a widespread fish kill in Ischua Creek was seemingly the worst since the facility began operations in late 2024.
But
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 9, 2025
Hunting takes centerstage in October. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Oct. 9, 2025.
Doug Leier: Poaching is theft; here’s how to help stop it in North Dakota
Even if you’ve never been a hunter, you’re likely familiar with the term poaching. Poaching is theft, plain and simple. It’s the illegal taking or killing of fish and wildlife.
It’s stealing from legal
Pheasant season zone expansions, changes lead to more opportunities for Michigan hunters
As usual, pheasant season opens Oct. 20 in southern Michigan, but there are a few changes this year that should lead to increased opportunity for sportsmen.
The biggest change is that all of Zone
Steve Piatt: Even where there’s lots of moose, there still isn’t many
An old Newfoundland moose-hunting guide said it best, and in simple fashion so typical of these hard-working folks, when talking about the potential for success on any hunt:
“Even where there’s a lot of
Survey demonstrates outstanding popularity of U.S. Wildlife Refuges
From birders to goose and deer hunters to walkers and hikers, people flock to the nearly 11,300-acre Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Ohio, sandwiched between Toledo and Port Clinton along Lake Erie.
And while
