Hunting
Late seasons continue for deer hunters in New York
New York’s big game rifle hunting seasons end on Dec. 8 in both the Northern and Southern zones. But there’s still plenty of opportunities for New York muzzleloading and archery hunters (including crossbow) to put
John Pollmann: Here are some changes to watch for with South Dakota’s outdoors
After 12 years and more than 200 columns, I’m hanging up my hat as a columnist for Outdoor News in Minnesota. It’s been a great run, but it’s simply time for a change.
Change
Patrick Durkin: Hunting camp’s legends, memories live on
When walking around a dead man’s hunting camp, each glance and every step seems to stir up old stories, memories, and unasked questions from decades-long friendships.
When the day ends and you’re back at
Novice hunter’s perseverance pays off during Wisconsin gun season
Ironically, when the buck of a lifetime wandered by his Washburn County deer stand on the second day of the Wisconsin nine-day gun season, Minneapolis, Minn., resident Cody Chamberlain was reading the book, Undaunted Courage.<br
Trapping is among the oldest of human skill sets; opportunities abound for newcomers
You descend from a long line of trappers. Virtually all of us have ancestors at some point down the line who snared or trapped animals for food, for clothing, or for tools or trade.
Patrick Durkin: Hot tip from the grave doesn’t mesh with actual hunting trip to Idaho’s Panhandle
A death-bed confession of sorts inspired Logan Hyrkas to organize a hunt for mountain deer in Idaho’s Panhandle during the first half of November.
The hot tip originated something like this: Hyrkas, 31, chatted
A downer duck season overall in Minnesota ends with a bang
Waterfowling is not supposed to be like bowhunting, where for every successful day there are plenty that have zero action. Unfortunately, Minnesota duck hunters just finished enduring a season so filled with down days that
Ron Schara: That .410 as a Christmas gift at age 13 never has been forgotten
As the family gathered around the Christmas tree, the 13-year old boy noticed an elongated gift, crudely wrapped, and wondered.
As the family gathered around the Christmas tree, the 13-year old boy noticed an
Outdoors journalist Dave Carlson headed to Wisconsin’s conservation hall of fame
Dave Carlson, a well-respected outdoors writer and television producer/host, will be inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (WCHF) next April.
The 77-year-old journalist from Eau Claire was the outdoors writer for the
