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Woodie Wisdom: Get to know this handsome, popular duck
The waterfowling industry is chock-full of imagery consisting of bearded, face-painted dudes lugging limits of greenheads out of swamps. Mallards get a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Who doesn’t love talking in a flock

Much gratitude to the Pennsylvania Game Commission for quickly resolving my deer license problem
I’ve always believed in the short and straightforward saying, “Give credit where credit is due.” It pertains to the resolution of a recent problem I faced.
I recently wrote of not having received

Beware of dead wood when locating treestands
Treestands are the best way to hunt for deer, yet also the most dangerous.
We all know the very real risk of falling out of a treestand and the injuries, and sometimes worse, that

Wisconsin Wildlife Federation: No tribal take leaves wolf population unmanaged
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (WWF) board members reviewed the DNR’s proposed permanent wolf rules and filed multiple objections with the DNR, saying the group “opposes (the plan) as written and strongly urges the DNR to make

Streams of Thought: Keep your hunting dogs safe this season
When they told me that my pup, Liza, would slow down a bit after having pups last spring, I believed them. They, of course, were wrong.
I think she found a new, higher gear.

Montana artist Chuck Black wins 2023 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest
After two days of competition, Chuck Black of Belgrade, Mont., emerged as the winner of the 2023 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an oil painting of a northern pintail. The announcement was made at

New York’s Northern Zone bowhunters can expect a strong mast crop when deer season opens Sept. 27
Deer season in the Northern Zone officially gets under way with the opening of the early archery season on Sept. 27. And state wildlife officials are confident that hunters in the North Country will find

Mid-season Doves: Here’s what to do as the hunting pressure picks up
The work begins as the birds are on to me, no longer flying low where they once did. Not dropping in to the decoys without hesitation. So it goes with each passing day. The easy

Field first-aid for hunting dogs: Here’s how to be prepared
You’ve planned the trip for months and are finally hunting. You haven’t been afield an hour when the dog comes limping back to you, or blood is gushing out of a gash in his forehead