Hunting
Jeremiah Haas: Tackling the dreaded, but valuable, spring cleaning list
The beginning of 2026 has been relatively mild, causing outdoorsmen to get antsy about spring activities.
As we prepare for 2026 and the adventures we will seek out, care must be taken to ensure
How to use trail cams to scout for spring turkeys
The benefits of trail cameras in the deer woods are undeniable at this point.
Yet many of those same whitetail hunters would never consider using a digital scouter to pinpoint turkey activity in the
Oak Duke: Looking ahead to New York’s 2026 whitetail rut
Good news for archers and for those of us who carry firearms into the deer woods too, here in the northeast and the Midwest. Not only will the 2026 whitetail rut unfold earlier than last
Michigan DNR asking lawmakers to ‘right-size’ cost of fishing, hunting in state
The Michigan DNR has outlined its 2027 funding request for lawmakers, including $29.4 million in the governor’s budget from hunting and fishing license fee hikes.
For the third year in a row, DNR officials
What to know about restoring wetlands for fish, fowl
“In many cases, improvements are visible within days or weeks,” said Brad Heidel, executive director of the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA). “Far sooner than with many other types of habitat restoration. Opportunities often come from
C.B. Bylander: When the time is right, give the DNR an earful on management of Minnesota wildlife areas
Numbers tell tales.
And sometimes the same numbers tell very different tales depending upon how they are used. Let’s use Minnesota’s Wildlife Management Area system as an example. To its credit, Minnesota has about
Megan Plete: Little bucks, big memories
I rolled out of bed hours before sunrise, brewed a cup of coffee, and started pulling on layers of hunting clothes. The plan was simple: meet my dad and my brother at their house around
Earn-a-second buck reg coming to New York? DEC proposals seek more antlerless kill
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says roughly 13% of the state’s white-tailed deer hunters harvest one or more antlerless deer each year. Only 3% take two or more antlerless deer.
They
Elk populations rebound in Northwest Colorado, Parks and Wildlife agency proposes increase in hunting licenses
After completing this year’s annual classification flights, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) saw elk in the Bears Ears (E-2) and White River (E-6) areas returning to the population objective range for the first time since
