Hunting
What to do if your dog comes upon a rattlesnake
There was a feature about precautions to take when heading into snake country, headlined, “Dodging danger when the rattle stops,” in a recent issue of this newspaper. This informative article reminded me of my one-and-
Fur Harvesters Auction gives hope to some trappers
Serge Lariviere serves as director general of the Cree Hunters and Trappers Income Security Board in Quebec and operates a fur trapping and wildlife website.
In the Fur Market Report published in The Trapper
Wisconsin hunters will get a sharptail grouse season this fall, its first since 2018
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that a sharp-tailed grouse hunt will be held this fall, the first since 2018. The season will run from Oct. 18 to Nov. 9, 2025.
Mixed Bag: DNR seeks input on proposed special fishing regs
The Minnesota DNR is asking for input on several special fishing regulation proposals. Each year, the agency reviews all existing fishing regulations, proposes new special regulations that apply to individual waters, and asks the public
Outdoor Insights: Former U.S. Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck on why killing the Roadless Rule is bad for hunters, anglers
Mike Dombeck led the rulemaking process as chief of the U.S. Forest Service under Clinton. Originally from northwestern Wisconsin, he spent a career in public service, mostly in fisheries, earning multiple degrees, including a masters
Exercise your hunting dog’s mind and reap the rewards this fall
As a hunting companion, your pup gets a lot of exercise. Busting brush, flushing pheasants and diving recklessly into the pond for that duck surely keeps him in tip-top physical shape.
But you can
Michigan hunter bags possible record bruin in Saskatchewan
Eileen Cannon from Portland, Mich., bagged a massive spring black bear in Saskatchewan on May 21 while hunting with boyfriend Lonnie Pohl. It could set a potential provincial record. It was her very first bear
Pennsylvania’s Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club, one of the northeast’s oldest, celebrates 100 years
Members of the Woodbourne Rod and Gun Club in Pike County, Pa., will celebrate their centennial in September with a pig roast.
It was on Labor Day weekend in 1925 that Jacob Scheese and
Bill allowing Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania passes, heads to governor for signature
Legislation that would fully repeal Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban recived its final supportive vote on Monday and will head to Gov. Josh Shapiro to be signed into law.
House Bill 1431, which passed the
