Hunting
Texas A&M University receives $1 million to study SARS-CoV-2 in deer
Texas A&M University scientists and research partners have received two National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants to study the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in deer. These funds will help researchers understand the impact of the
Hunters, Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources frustrated with gun registration process
Some gun owners in Illinois have until the end of the year to register their firearms and attachments with the Illinois State Police.
Anyone who owns assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, .50 caliber rifles
Body of Illinois duck hunter found near Lake Villa
The body of a 60-year-old duck hunter was recovered Nov. 4 from Fourth Lake near Lake Villa — a village in Lake County — after he first went missing on Oct. 30.
Mixed Bag: Illinois deer donation program returns
Illinois deer hunters are again being encouraged to donate some of their venison to help address food insecurity in east-central Illinois.
Commentary: National Shooting Sports Foundation says USFWS ‘final rule’ on refuge lead use unacceptable
NSSF, the Firearm Industry Trade Association, rejects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “final rule” (announced Oct. 27) that bans the use of traditional lead ammunition on eight national wildlife refuges and fishing tackle on
Eight years later, search for 2015 missing Adirondack hunter continues
On Nov. 15, 2015, Thomas Messick Sr. and a group of friends and family headed into the woods of the Eastern Adirondacks in New York for a Sunday afternoon of deer hunting. Some members of
A lifelong love of muzzleloaders
I’ve often wondered where my fascination with muzzleloaders began, and why I’ve never moved on from the more traditional style of rifle, with an outside hammer that falls in an arc.
I stumbled on
Upland hunters in Illinois setting bar low, but open to surprises
Bird hunters in Illinois rarely hear the words “up and coming” in reference to areas that show promise for upland game species.
But this year, the west-central part of the state is being branded
The public lands of the recently updated Tug Hill East Unit in New York
In October, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation finalized a Unit Management Plan for the Tug Hill East Unit. The area covers a total of 22,886 acres of public lands spread out amongst
