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Sharpshooting may need ‘retooling’ to fight CWD in Illinois
They are the kind of numbers that have long made the state’s hunters bristle: 220 in Jo Daviess County, 174 in Carroll County, 171 in Grundy County, and 166 in Stephenson County.
Those are

Illinois again on top among percentage of deer hunters who use archery equipment
If you somehow lured 100 Illinois deer hunters into a room, it’s a pretty safe bet to assume 74 of them hunt with some kind of bow – for at least part of the season.<br

Woods and waters: Trail-less tracts beckon to the mobile, boots-on-the-ground hunter in New York’s Catlin State Forest
It’s not the biggest state forest in the Southern Tier, but 613 acres of hunting land shouldn’t be overlooked, and that’s what the Catlin State Forest in Chemung County offers.

Hunters take 78 moose in northeastern Vermont unit
Hunters in northeastern Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit E, enjoyed solid harvest, taking 78 adult moose. The annual hunt seeks to reduce moose numbers which, due to over-population, are suffering from winter ticks.

Keep an eye on municipal access limitations at Vischer Ferry in New York
What’s happening, or not happening, with waterfowl hunting at Vischer Ferry in the Saratoga town of Clifton Park is something sportsmen across the state should find alarming.

New state-issued park permit limits hunting opportunities at New York nature preserve
New York State has issued a new use permit for a nature preserve in Saratoga County that is popular with waterfowl hunters, leaving in place a one-week duck hunting season and prompting proponents of hunting

Here’s how to cut down on the number of wounded roosters you lose
If there was a contest between upland birds across the country to determine which species has the strongest will to survive, first place would go to the pheasant. Quail, grouse of various varieties, prairie chickens,

Commentary: Wake up, educate yourself on Pennsylvania outdoor issues
In a letter in the Oct. 27 issue, headlined, Trying to Grab Our Money, the writer urged us to “wake up” and stop voting for the “crooks” behind House Bill 1300.
“Take time to

Iowa’s Clay County Ladies Pheasant Hunt keeps growing
In the movie Field of Dreams, a famous line is often quoted: “If you build it, he will come.” Something similar to “build it and they will come” is happening in northwest Iowa’s Clay County