Hunting
Wisconsin DNR’s Deer Program Specialist says aging deer hunter scene concerning
Orange is still the color linked to the gun deer season, but gray is solidly in second place. Gray, as in beards and hair color of aging hunters.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Memories made highlight S.D. pheasant opener
Central casting could not have scripted a more pristine setting for South Dakota’s traditional opening day of the pheasant season last weekend, as thousands of hunters took to the fields under blue skies, surrounded by
CWD deer cases skyrocketed in Illinois this past year, partly due to more testing
A dramatic spike in CWD-positive deer discovered in Illinois this past year could be enough to trigger bells and whistles . . . and maybe even alarms.
But so far, loud noises have been
Understand scrapes, the ‘social media’ of the whitetail world, to up your odds as a hunter
I’ve always been fascinated by the ways in which deer communicate, and there’s no better example of that than scraping behavior. Although whitetails have numerous means of direct communication via grunts, bleats, and more, this
Run them down: Pursuing flocks of turkeys is an enjoyable fall challenge
With the Pennsylvania Game Commission enacting more restrictive rules governing the autumn turkey hunting season in an effort to reduce the number of birds taken during the fall, turkey hunters have to make the most
Disabled hunters enjoying New York’s crossbow option as over 2,800 permits are issued
When John Brosen first heard that he might be able to hunt during New York’s archery season with a crossbow via a special permit, he didn’t envision it happening this season. But within days, hours
Report from onX shines light on important but fragile private-lands access programs
Privately-owned land that’s open to public hunting is an important part of creating more access opportunities across the country, but the programs that connect landowners and hunters often are in various stages of fragility.
Reason for optimism heading into Minnesota’s 2023 trapping season?
During the past couple of months, the focus has been on hunting seasons across Minnesota. But at the end of October, most of the trapping seasons kick off with many factors influencing success.
Commentary: Time to re-examine the concept of fair chase
Most of us are familiar with “fair chase,” the honor code North American hunters have followed for roughly a century. Coined by the Boone and Crockett Club (BCC) in 1888, the concept describes an ethical
