Hunting
Ohio Mixed Bag: Franklin County gets new wildlife officer
Ohio wildlife officer Mark Williams, of Vermilion, has a new assignment in Franklin County, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. A 2023 graduate of the Wildlife Officer Academy, Williams previously served as
Childhood in goose blinds put Doug McClain on solid track for Illinois DNR waterfowl role
Sometimes, when determining your life’s trajectory and future career path, it’s not a matter of knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know. For new Illinois DNR Waterfowl Program Manager Doug McClain, nothing could
Under the right conditions, some of New York’s best deer hunting happens during late muzzleloading seasons
After waiting all season for it, the snow was finally coming down quite steadily on the very last day of the 2022 Northern Zone muzzleloading season. Four of us spent the morning and early afternoon
Catching up with former Minnesota DNR Commissioner Bob Herbst
Bob Herbst has more than six decades as a dedicated public servant and conservationist.
He began his career as a forester in Cambridge, Minn., rose to the level of commissioner of the Minnesota DNR,
Drone deer recovery: Should it be legal in Pennsylvania, more states?
With a few exceptions, the Pennsylvania Game Commission prohibits the use of electronic devices for hunting. When it comes to drones, however, Mike Yoder believes there’s a difference between hunting and tracking fatally wounded deer.
Histories Forgotten: The ‘Roaring 20s’ ushered in threats to game wardens
On Jan. 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment, also known as the “Volstead Act,” was ratified. The act prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.”
Overnight, stills began to pop up around the
Harvest declines during the 2023 Ohio fall turkey hunting season
Doing the math clearly shows that the number of turkeys killed and the number of hunters who pursued the birds slumped during Ohio’s recently concluded fall turkey hunting season.
The total number of turkeys
Joe Fellegy: Being a non-hunter doesn’t mean being anti-hunting
I frequently get asked about my own non-hunting tradition. I often have to answer questions like this one: “You got so deep into fishing, but you don’t hunt. Are you against hunting because you believe
Late-season whitetails demand absolute silence; here are ways to stay quiet in the tree
Bowhunting whitetails post-firearms season poses all kinds of problems that were lesser concerns during early hunts.
Deer are far more wary after being pursued for two months or more, not to mention roughly one-third
