Hunting
Years of patience pays off with massive Halloween buck for Ohio bowhunter Matt Groeschel
It was a five-year odyssey of twists and turns that led bowhunter Matt Groeschel to his 29-point Halloween buck in Marion County, Ohio, this fall.
Groeschel, who lives near Indian Lake but hunts in
Ohio deer hunters harvest more whitetails on Nov. 11 than any other day this season
Bowhunters in Ohio checked 4,621 white-tailed deer on Saturday, Nov. 11, the highest single-day total so far this season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Thus far during the 2023 archery hunting
Ohio Mixed Bag: Franklin County gets new wildlife officer
Ohio wildlife officer Mark Williams, of Vermilion, has a new assignment in Franklin County, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. A 2023 graduate of the Wildlife Officer Academy, Williams previously served as
Childhood in goose blinds put Doug McClain on solid track for Illinois DNR waterfowl role
Sometimes, when determining your life’s trajectory and future career path, it’s not a matter of knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know. For new Illinois DNR Waterfowl Program Manager Doug McClain, nothing could
Under the right conditions, some of New York’s best deer hunting happens during late muzzleloading seasons
After waiting all season for it, the snow was finally coming down quite steadily on the very last day of the 2022 Northern Zone muzzleloading season. Four of us spent the morning and early afternoon
Catching up with former Minnesota DNR Commissioner Bob Herbst
Bob Herbst has more than six decades as a dedicated public servant and conservationist.
He began his career as a forester in Cambridge, Minn., rose to the level of commissioner of the Minnesota DNR,
Drone deer recovery: Should it be legal in Pennsylvania, more states?
With a few exceptions, the Pennsylvania Game Commission prohibits the use of electronic devices for hunting. When it comes to drones, however, Mike Yoder believes there’s a difference between hunting and tracking fatally wounded deer.
Histories Forgotten: The ‘Roaring 20s’ ushered in threats to game wardens
On Jan. 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment, also known as the “Volstead Act,” was ratified. The act prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.”
Overnight, stills began to pop up around the
Harvest declines during the 2023 Ohio fall turkey hunting season
Doing the math clearly shows that the number of turkeys killed and the number of hunters who pursued the birds slumped during Ohio’s recently concluded fall turkey hunting season.
The total number of turkeys
