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New York Mixed Bag: Deer Management Assistance Program tags available for Doodletown WMA in Columbia County
Doodletown WMA is 1,078 acres of primarily forested land located in the towns of Ancram, Taghkanic, and Gallatin.

New York sees youth success during hunts big and small
Across New York youth hunting seasons and special hunts organized and coordinated around them have been taking place.
In some cases, sportsman’s groups and Department of Environmental Conservation Police have pitched in to

The second flush: Here’s how to approach an initial missed opportunity on grouse, woodcock
Most hunters envision perfect points or close flushes followed by quick, snap shots on birds they can see clearly. Out in the real world, while the birds might get up at close range, that’s no

After hunter numbers plummet, biologists paint a better future for Illinois’ quail
When the statewide quail season opens Nov. 4, there are expected to be fewer hunters chasing the usual number of birds.
But there are hints of optimism, according to biologists from Pheasants Forever and

Minnesota DNR seeks help in wolf kill, duck-dump investigation
The Minnesota DNR is looking for help in finding the person or people responsible for a pair of central Minnesota poaching incidents discovered on Friday, Oct. 13.
Joe Albert, the agency’s Division of Enforcement

Biden signs bipartisan shooting education bill that protects funding for hunter ed, archery programs
President Joe Biden has signed the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which protects funding for schools that provide hunter education, archery, shooting sports and other programs.
The Oct. 6 signature comes after both

Illinois’ youth deer hunters, archers reporting plenty of activity
Numbers from the first three weeks of archery season and the early October youth deer hunt have not been made available by DNR, but reports from hunters up and down the state indicate a solid

Have no dog? Here are ways to still get on the grouse
The most popular game bird in Minnesota, the ruffed grouse has been targeted by as many as 90,000 hunters during a recent season, and DNR spring drumming counts indicate that those who hit the woods

A change of heart: Making the case for ladder stands
For years, I vowed that I would never use ladder stands while deer hunting. I simply felt that they were too big and would be too obvious to get most deer in close for archery