Hunting
Notes off a soiled cuff: 71-year old Pennsylvania hunter grateful for opportunities with a crossbow
The once bitter debate about whether crossbow use should be allowed in the fall archery deer season has cooled a lot in recent years because so many hunters use them to enjoy the autumn woods.
Spirit Lake man identified as victim of Saturday’s hunting incident at Iowa wildlife area
Joseph Salmon, 18, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, was injured Saturday morning while waterfowl hunting along the shore of a slough at the Spring Run Wildlife Area, in Dickinson County.
The Dickinson County Sheriff’s
Video: Use a kayak to beat tough winds for whitetail scouting
Kayaks are a great tool for whitetail hunters.
They are popular for helping people go deeper into areas as a way to avoid hunting pressure, and for better access into locations without bumping deer
If only these knives could tell stories …
Oh, I have a couple with some value; an older Morseth and a Ruana custom semi-skinner that’s no longer made, but they’re all legitimate “working” knives that have seen time in my deer pack, archery
Looking back at New York’s Adirondack bush pilots of yesteryear
When I was a kid, I was lucky to go along with my father and a friend of his to set up the annual hunting camp at New York’s West Canada Lake. We flew in
‘Eat local’ ethic grows: Minnesotan heads to England for a venison-processing class
Thanks to a venison-butchering course he took earlier this year, Minnesota outdoorsman Mark Weber is ready to process his own deer like a pro. That course’s name, “Deer in a Day,” is pretty straight-forward. Its
The art of winging it: Here’s what to target when a new deer-hunting trip presents itself
Those who know me would tell you I have a bad habit of floating wherever the wind takes me when it comes to deer hunting. There’s a running joke that if you need anything from
Pennsylvania hunting clubs lose lawsuit on warrantless searches
Two Clearfield County hunting clubs that recently lost a warrantless search lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Game Commission and one of its game wardens have vowed to appeal their case to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Nobody Asked Me, But…: Quick-hit thoughts on New York’s outdoor issues
…From personal observations, the effects of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in my part of the state really took a toll on the whitetail population two years ago, and the deer herd does not seem to
