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Farmland strategies: A few tips to help you make the most of your firearms deer season
Among friends and family, I’m more of a turkey guy than someone who chases whitetails with strong conviction. Yet, come opening morning of deer season, I’ll be devoted to deer like so many people reading

New York Mixed Bag: Deer escapes from St. Lawrence County captive deer facility
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 6 announced that a white-tailed deer recently escaped from a facility in the town of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County. The deer is marked with ear tags

News items regarding wolves out of Michigan and Wisconsin should be considered of interest to New York’s sporting community
When I was a kid, my parents had two cameras with which we took family photos. One was a Polaroid Instamatic that in the late 1970s was the coolest thing because you took a picture

A strange deer harvest from Minnesota’s gun season: Is it a buck, or is it a doe?
Rod Host was sitting in his deer stand within a stretch of timber north of Long Prairie in central Minnesota on the morning of Nov. 4 when he noticed a group of whitetails approaching down

Wisconsin State Roundup: Report any black bear den sites you see this fall, winter
The DNR is asking hunters to report any black bear den sites they find this fall and winter to boost the success of a black bear reproduction and diet study that is entering its third

Gear & Gadgets: Gear to help make your life outdoors easier
Siren Marine’s Connected Boat ® system makes your boating experience even better and more secure. Control lights, A/C and other systems and access digital switching systems with the touch of a button.

Here are some top new materials for cold-weather hunting
Staying warm can be one of the most important “tools” when hunting.
After all, if you head back to camp, there’s no chance of a harvest. Many brands have their own cures for beating

Limiting your chances of losing a deer starts with shot selection
The sickening sound of a “whop” that likely signifies a gut shot sticks with hunters who hear that sound for a long time, especially when the deer runs over the hill never to be seen

Trail cams spark excitement at Christine Thomas’ little cabin
Readers will recall that some years ago, our daughter, Shannon Honl, set up a text message group so that the little cabin crew and our neighbors at the Kranz farm could share deer and other