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A quick chat with Mossy Oak’s Ronnie ‘Cuz’ Strickland
Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland will turn 72 this month, and he’s in no hurry for a younger person to take his job as Mossy Oak’s senior vice president after nearly 40 years with the company.

Summer bow practice: Shoot now or miss later
When it comes to bowhunting, that time-worn adage, “Practice Makes Perfect,” holds true, only if the bowhunter purposely makes a conscious effort to improve his/her shooting accuracy.
After all, the goal of all bowhunters

The latest and greatest crossbows of 2026
If you’ve been putting off the crossbow upgrade, 2026 is a tough year to keep making excuses.
If you need 515 fps, TenPoint has it. Or if you prefer a $600 whitetail workhorse, Wicked

Michigan man’s own videos make up DNR’s key evidence in deer poaching case
A Clinton County, Mich., man faces dozens of firearm and wildlife violations after he reportedly filmed himself poaching deer at night last year and leaving them to rot.
Thomas House, 26, was arraigned July

Michigan waterfowl areas winged by DNR budget woes
Michigan waterfowl hunters will have fewer chances to participate in daily permit drawings at some of the state’s most popular managed hunting areas this fall as DNR scales back operations because of declining revenues, rising

What’s the perfect archery release? Get the most out of your release aid
P.J. Reilly has likely shot as many release aids as almost anybody in the archery world.
Now in his 14th year with Lancaster Archery Supply, Reilly is a public face for the huge archery

Pennsylvania agencies coming to grips with open fields decision
The recent landmark Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision – ruling that warrantless searches of private property by state game wardens and state waterways conservation officers violate the state Constitution – may have far-reaching consequences.
The

Oak Duke: The moon and the deer
With deer season now on the horizon, a hunting buddy skeptically asked over a grill at a cookout, “How can the moon affect the rut?
Deer hunter talk. Sure… he was baiting, knowing full

New York’s 2026-27 hunting and trapping licenses now on sale
After a few days of making sure things were running smoothly, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officially announced on Aug. 6 that hunting and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits (DMPs) for