Hunting
Fighting hybrid cattails with fire proves tough, underscoring the need for expertise
This is not a story of a successful habitat restoration. Instead, this is a chronicle of a less-than-totally-successful operation in which, nevertheless, lessons were learned.
In the middle of Crow Wing County, Minn., land
Commentary: Pennsylvania’s Saturday deer openers boost early pressure, reduce hunter success
I decided to research the Saturday vs. Monday deer season opener after seeing the paltry number of campers at Parker Dam State Park this past rifle season and wondering if the change in human behavior
Looking back on the glory days of hunting in the backcountry of Northern New York
One evening when we were hunting at West Canada Lake one of the guys mentioned that he would like to revisit the site of an old lumber camp at Twin Lakes where he had spent
Examining a century-old snapshot of Wisconsin’s outdoors
A procrastinator is defined as someone “who delays or puts off things that should be done in a timely manner.” I could be a poster child for the word, at least until I run out
Jeremiah Haas: Lessons from a failed turkey hunt
We all enjoy telling stories about our great successes in the woods or on the water.
Those stories live on for your entire lifetime, and some folks have been known to maybe embellish them
Colleen Foehrenbacher: DIY archery elk hunting demands your best, year-round
I hit my breaking point somewhere around 10,800 feet. I was five days into my first archery elk hunt, running on too little food, too little sleep, and far too much stubbornness, so I snapped.<br
Pennsylvania Game Commission says spring gobbler season outlook very good
History provides context on just how good Pennsylvania spring turkey hunters have had it lately.
During the state’s first spring turkey season in 1968, the total take was 1,636. Compare that to last year,
Michigan’s statewide fishing report on May 1, 2026
Walleyes, lake trout start showing spring action. Here’s the Michigan fishing and hunting report from across the state on May 1, 2026.
Battle over hunting, fishing license fees heating up in Michigan
A Michigan lawmaker who said he disagrees with DNR Director Scott Bowen on many things – including the belief the state’s hunters and anglers are eager to pay more for their licenses – is backing
