Hunting
Boone and Crockett, Pope and Young now accepting javelina entries
The Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club announced last week that they’ve completed scoring procedures and are now accepting entries for javelina (collared peccary, Pecari tajacu) in their record books.
Illinois hunting and trapping regulation changes documented in Digest
A close-up portrait of an American mink captured by photographer Kevin Wright graces the cover of the Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations for 2025-26.
Inside the Digest is reference to mink and
Illinois Mixed Bag: Pere Marquette State Park schedules outdoor events
Pere Marquette State Park has scheduled a variety of upcoming outdoors programs and activities for people to explore and learn.
Ralph Loos: Making deer hunting ‘easier’ strategy is missing a vital piece in Illinois
If you think it’s a bit early for us to spend our ink on the Illinois deer season, you should wipe that dust off your calendar, or at least drive by your local gridiron.
New York’s New Clifton Park Bass Pro store opens amidst fanfare
The long-anticipated opening of a new Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World retail store came to fruition with the store’s grand opening held July 30.
The new 70,000 square-foot store, which employs approximately 140 people,
The .300 Blackout: Accurate, lethal, quiet, and just plain fun to shoot
With federal legislation pending to finally allow the over-the-counter-sale of firearm suppressors, the .300 Blackout cartridge, already popular, will undoubtedly become even more popular.
The .300 Blackout is one of the only cartridges specifically
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin has fine options for finishing off any hunting, fishing trip with a good meal
One of the best things about traveling around Wisconsin to do some hunting and fishing is discovering places where friendly faces serve outstanding food. I think that’s the main reason my kids were willing to
Pheasants are the top attraction at Klipnocky State Forest in New York
Klipnocky State Forest is one of those state forest tracts that sees plenty of activity at times, and very little at others.
The 2,734-acre parcel in northeastern Allegany County, for instance, gets plenty of
New York Mixed Bag: DEC encourages hunters, public to participate in August wild turkey survey
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is asking New Yorkers to participate in the state’s annual Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey, which continues through the month of August.
