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No hunting in 2024 on two pheasant recovery areas in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania hunters won’t have a chance to hunt wild pheasants in two recovery areas this season due to habitat loss.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission decided not to hold a pheasant season in the two

Use these tactics to increase the effectiveness of your deer drives
In my formative years as a deer hunter, I probably spent more time driving deer than I did waiting for them. I’m just old enough to remember a time when treestand hunting was in its

For one Minnesota family, public-land deer hunt is a 70-Year Tradition
When Virgil and Mary Ann Baltes moved to Blackduck, Minn., in 1953, they became friends with folks who homesteaded forest property southeast of the city. A few years later, Virgil, a couple of his brothers,

Smokepole 101: Here’s what you’ll need to get started hunting with a muzzleloader
Hunters who head afield with muzzleloading rifles hoping to tag a deer or other big game animal include those who want to create the nostalgia of a bygone era, long-range enthusiasts who to want to

Tips to enjoy traditional autumn turkey hunting
Of all the autumn hunts, turkey hunting is probably the most challenging. Unless a hunter has access to lightly hunted private property, he or she is going to have to expend some effort in their

EHD continues its ugly spread to the north in Ohio
As Ohio’s statewide archery season approached and then opened on Sept. 28, hunters, property owners, and kayakers/canoeists began to encounter dead deer of all shapes and sizes, including trophy bucks, often near water sources.

Vin T. Sparano: Hard to beat lever-action guns in the backwoods
In some of my recent gun magazines, I’m now detecting a trend in our guns. Most noticeably, the wonderful return and focus on our beloved lever-action guns…the cowboy guns of yesteryear.
Anyone who has

For these Minnesota deer campers, the focus is on the food
At 5 a.m. sharp on Thursday, Nov. 7, two days before the Minnesota firearms deer opener, Scott Doheny and three others will depart his New Prague home with a camper in tow for a spit

New York Reader Stories: New bucks appear throughout the autumn period
Like many hunters, I like trail cameras. I use them 24/7, 12 months of the year. I am also someone who keeps records, nothing crazy but one of the records I keep from trail camera