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Handloading for deer hunting: Great for accuracy, and can save you some money
“You won’t save much money,” advised an old friend, who long ago convinced me to hand load ammunition for fun and self-gratification. His comment regarding the activity’s economic benefit was correct then because factory ammunition

Pre-rut realities: How to take a buck before the big show begins
Most hunters dream of the whitetail rut, and for good reason. It’s the great leveling agent where anyone and everyone has a chance at a giant. There’s also the promise of all-day activity to get

Forensics, law officers, and teamwork work together to nab poachers
The use of DNA to identify individuals has been a mainstay in the legal system for a couple of decades. The advantage is clear: DNA is not affected by people’s perceptions, judgment, and instead is

ENRTF-funded metro whitetail study ramps up in Minnesota
Seeking to fill in the data gap of white-tailed deer movement and disease transmission across the Twin Cities metro area’s suburbs, University of Minnesota Associate Professor Meggan Craft sought funding from the Environmental and Natural

Wildfires in western North Dakota burn more than 120,000 acres, claim two lives
Multiple wildfires are sweeping across the prairies and badlands of western North Dakota, leaving devastation in their wake.
Two people have died, and eight have been injured. The Williams County Sheriff’s Office reported that

Jeffrey Frischkorn: Picking out a personalized plate for Ohio’s outdoors
In a day and age when very nearly every SUV, pickup truck, and such are accursed to resemble one another, a vehicle owner trying to set himself (or herself) apart can turn to various mechanisms.<br

Outdoor Insights: Fishers rebound in Minnesota, and making up for lost time in the hunting woods
An update to the 2024-25 trapping season has piqued my interest: Minnesotans can now trap fishers statewide. Dedicated readers of this space have seen trail camera images that my dad has obtained of fishers on

Looking deeper into the situation for North Dakota pheasants
While the headlines get all the attention – “Pheasant Numbers are up 25%” – there’s so much more to the story and you don’t have to be a biologist or a hunter to understand the

Bill Hilts, Jr.: ‘Deer Doctor’ tips for hunting the whitetail rut in New York
Peter Fiduccia, of Gilbertsville, in Otsego County, N.Y., is the “deer doctor” of New York State.
The long-time host of Woods and Water television show has been a good friend for the better part