Hunting
Notes off a soiled cuff: Unfinished business for sportsmen as Pennsylvania legislative session winds down
As this legislative session comes to an end in Harrisburg with two final days for voting by the Senate Nov. 13-14, there is some important unfinished business for outdoor sportsmen. But at this writing, there
Elusive fishers make a strong recovery in New York
The fisher may be a diminutive predator, but don’t let the size fool you.
Even with a fairly elaborate trail camera setup around my area of upstate New York, I never get tired of
Ron Schara: A hunter’s six stages… which stage are you in?
The young Minnesota deer hunter explained: ‘’I saw the doe come out and I raised my gun. But then her two fawns came out. I’m not shooting her.’
The kid is under 14 years
Deer-removal permits due to crop damage net limited harvests in Minnesota
Recently, in southern Minnesota’s Deer Permit Area 274, a farmer killed five more deer than allowed on his out-of-season deer-removal permit and did not report it to the DNR’s area wildlife office.
As a
Commentary: Solutions to unlocking millions of acres of ‘landlocked’ public lands
Across 20 U.S. states, there are 16.4 million acres of public land that are effectively off-limits to the public. In Minnesota and Wisconsin alone, there are over 300,000 inaccessible public acres, meaning there isn’t a
Iowa trappers to be met by low water levels when furbearer season begins Nov. 2
Iowa’s furbearer season opens Saturday, Nov. 2 and the outlook for trappers is positive – most species populations are steady, and there are some early indications wild fur pelt prices could be trending up this
Oak Duke: When is it time to move deer stands during the season?
I hate moving a treestand during the hunting season. And no, it’s not the work, the sweat, or even the lost hunting time that I mind most. Sometimes re-hanging a stand right in prime time
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin-made .45 air rifle claims first big game animal
When Gov. Tony Evers signed the “air gun” bill, Wisconsin Act 115, into law in March, it was only a matter of time before someone used an air-powered shotgun to shoot a turkey, since the
Ohio Insider: Are young hunters more likely to shoot antlerless deer than adults? Doesn’t seem so
Are we as Ohio sportsmen and women doing it wrong when it comes to raising the next generation of deer hunters?
I pose this question on the heels of receiving an eye-opening graphic from
