Hunting
Lauren Dean: Here’s how I became an Illinois hunter
Lauren Dean is the newest addition to DNR and the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Learn to Hunt team. She grew up in Maryland before moving to New Orleans, where she got a BA in Anthropology
Minnesota reader stories: The ‘perfect double’ makes for a goose hunt to remember
It had been three weeks since the start of Minnesota’s regular duck-season opener, and it was another day of blue skies, no wind, and nearly 80 degrees. Not exactly ducky weather.
We were at
New York Reader Stories: Too cold for geese to fly? Time to deer hunt
It was so cold, the geese would not fly.
My hunting partner, Steve, and I had been in our ground blinds since first light, waiting for the resident Canada geese to leave the pond
When is fur at its prime? Here’s a guide for Illinois, other Midwestern states
I started the trapping season on Nov. 10 in a deer camp in western Illinois. I start every season there because I have to get out before the start of the deer gun season. I
There’s beauty in December flushes of ruffed grouse
There’s much focus on October ruffed grouse hunting, which makes sense. The season is just kicking off, the woods are pleasant, and the birds are scattered across the cover in a fairly even distribution. That’s
‘Wild places are worth fighting for’: Concern grows for receding South Dakota wetlands
John Cooper, 80 years old and with a new set of knees, still rises before the sun, dons waders, sets up decoys and tries to call in ducks.
“I love waterfowl hunting,” he whispered,
Trophy buck, known by local hunters as ‘King Louie,’ taken illegally in New York
A buck of legendary clout, known to hunters within the Fonda/Johnstown locale in Fulton and Montgomery counties in New York as “King Louie,” was poached during the wee hours of the morning of Dec. 5.<br
Jeremiah Haas: Patience pays off for ‘like-minded’ Illinois hunters in 2024
Long-time readers may remember a deer I named “Wrapped 10.” After several years of cat-and-mouse with him, he was finally harvested on the farm. For those who are not familiar with the deer, this animal
Ryan Rothstein: Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Here’s how to set up a new deer hunter
We who have grown up in hunting families don’t often consider the financial obstacles for those who did not, but are hoping to embark on a hunting career.
