Hunting
Five cow elk tags in play for Jackson Co. for Wisconsin’s 2025 hunt
Even as the Wisconsin DNR’s elk management team winds down from the first bull hunting season in the Central Elk Zone, team leaders are – potentially – gearing up for the first cow season in
Researchers investigating earlier bear reproduction in Minnesota
Each winter, Andy Tri and his team cautiously approach bear den after bear den, where a DNR-collared bear is hunkering to make it through a Minnesota winter.
Tri, the DNR’s bear project leader, and
Notes off a soiled cuff: Prior column draws humorous reactions from Pennsylvania readers
Last issue in this space, I chided readers for not noticing a photo caption error, quipping, “As they say in Pittsburgh, you’ins are slipping.”
That drew a humorous reaction.
Commentary: PF & QF acknowledge voluntary, incentive-based opportunities for habitat as the No. 1 strategy to restore the iconic monarch butterfly
Last week, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever encouraged private landowners and public land managers to help identify innovative strategies to restore quality pollinator habitat in the United States in light of the U.S. Fish and
Tom Venesky: Is venison really organic?
We often think of wild game as being the most pure, organic form of meat there is.
Nothing is more free-range than game such as deer and turkeys, roaming the landscape and raised on
Speak their language: Know these buck vocalizations in the whitetail world
In my early years of hunting whitetails, I would never go afield without a grunt call. And during every minute of my hunt, that small plastic tube would burn a hole in my pocket, begging
December roosters are escape artists; here’s how to outsmart them
By this time of the season, the dumb roosters are dead. Some soaked up a load of 6s, some got picked off by avian predators, and some probably met their demise in more bland but
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Rock Creek Conservation Club ‘turkey shoots’ are a time-honored tradition
They don’t really shoot turkeys anymore.
In fact, with today’s turkey shoots many organizers don’t even dole out hams, much less, frozen Butterballs. Instead, a winner may walk home with pork chops, baby-back ribs,
Fishing records, license changes highlight stories to remember from New York in 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to look back at the outdoor topics that highlighted the year in New York. As always, some may be considered good news to the sporting community, and
