Hunting
This fall, drop your tailgate and have a ‘shore lunch’ of wild game
Many years ago, during my eighth-grade summer, my late father went on a fishing trip to the Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan – a vast system of finger lakes and tributaries located in one of
Pennsylvania nears its perfect period of archery hunting
The first week of archery deer hunting has passed in Pennsylvania. It was a warm week, not unusual for early periods of bow season in years past .
Times are changing, though. Rainstorms
Whitetail cull in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park off to slow start
Mountain biker Ted Melnyk stocked up on bright-colored jerseys in anticipation of the managed bowhunting set to begin in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park Sept. 30.
An avid cyclist, Melnyk had been following discussions about the
Michigan DNR predicts good deer hunting in 2023 season
The Michigan DNR says deer hunters can expect relatively good hunting this year. Deer numbers are highest in the southern third of the state and decline further north.
Here is a look at what
Shotgunning New York whitetails a memorable experience
One early fall day many years ago, a friend asked me if I wanted to spend a weekend with him and his cousin and his cousin’s buddies hunting deer out of their Southern Tier camp
Don’t let the ‘October lull’ win this year: Tips to staying on whitetails when they all seem nocturnal
Few topics in the deer space divide hunters into opposing factions quite like the October lull does. Many hunters believe the first few weeks of October are so slow that it’s not worth even hunting.
Histories Forgotten: The 1900s, Federal intervention for wildlife and the Lacey Act
One of the top priorities of organized sportsmen early on was the elimination of trade in wildlife. State enforcement efforts, however, remained weak.
At the federal level, Congress had yet to insert itself into
Rangefinders: Here’s what to consider with these handy tools for hunting
For years I didn’t own a rangefinder, instead relying on rocks, sticks, or even pieces of tissue paper as yardage markers. Now, without having to move from my stand, I can determine the exact distance
Michigan’s early elk season yields 73% success rate, including 8×8 bull for Muskegon hunter
Unseasonably warm conditions didn’t deter hunters from participating in Michigan’s early elk hunt. A total of 100 tags (70 antlerless-only and 30 any elk) were issued for the hunt and 70 of those hunters were
