Hunting
Mixed Bag: Illinois deer donation program returns
Illinois deer hunters are again being encouraged to donate some of their venison to help address food insecurity in east-central Illinois.
Commentary: National Shooting Sports Foundation says USFWS ‘final rule’ on refuge lead use unacceptable
NSSF, the Firearm Industry Trade Association, rejects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “final rule” (announced Oct. 27) that bans the use of traditional lead ammunition on eight national wildlife refuges and fishing tackle on
Eight years later, search for 2015 missing Adirondack hunter continues
On Nov. 15, 2015, Thomas Messick Sr. and a group of friends and family headed into the woods of the Eastern Adirondacks in New York for a Sunday afternoon of deer hunting. Some members of
A lifelong love of muzzleloaders
I’ve often wondered where my fascination with muzzleloaders began, and why I’ve never moved on from the more traditional style of rifle, with an outside hammer that falls in an arc.
I stumbled on
Upland hunters in Illinois setting bar low, but open to surprises
Bird hunters in Illinois rarely hear the words “up and coming” in reference to areas that show promise for upland game species.
But this year, the west-central part of the state is being branded
The public lands of the recently updated Tug Hill East Unit in New York
In October, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation finalized a Unit Management Plan for the Tug Hill East Unit. The area covers a total of 22,886 acres of public lands spread out amongst
Farmland strategies: A few tips to help you make the most of your firearms deer season
Among friends and family, I’m more of a turkey guy than someone who chases whitetails with strong conviction. Yet, come opening morning of deer season, I’ll be devoted to deer like so many people reading
New York Mixed Bag: Deer escapes from St. Lawrence County captive deer facility
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 6 announced that a white-tailed deer recently escaped from a facility in the town of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County. The deer is marked with ear tags
News items regarding wolves out of Michigan and Wisconsin should be considered of interest to New York’s sporting community
When I was a kid, my parents had two cameras with which we took family photos. One was a Polaroid Instamatic that in the late 1970s was the coolest thing because you took a picture
