Hunting
Understand scrapes, the ‘social media’ of the whitetail world, to up your odds as a hunter
I’ve always been fascinated by the ways in which deer communicate, and there’s no better example of that than scraping behavior. Although whitetails have numerous means of direct communication via grunts, bleats, and more, this
Run them down: Pursuing flocks of turkeys is an enjoyable fall challenge
With the Pennsylvania Game Commission enacting more restrictive rules governing the autumn turkey hunting season in an effort to reduce the number of birds taken during the fall, turkey hunters have to make the most
Disabled hunters enjoying New York’s crossbow option as over 2,800 permits are issued
When John Brosen first heard that he might be able to hunt during New York’s archery season with a crossbow via a special permit, he didn’t envision it happening this season. But within days, hours
Report from onX shines light on important but fragile private-lands access programs
Privately-owned land that’s open to public hunting is an important part of creating more access opportunities across the country, but the programs that connect landowners and hunters often are in various stages of fragility.
Reason for optimism heading into Minnesota’s 2023 trapping season?
During the past couple of months, the focus has been on hunting seasons across Minnesota. But at the end of October, most of the trapping seasons kick off with many factors influencing success.
Commentary: Time to re-examine the concept of fair chase
Most of us are familiar with “fair chase,” the honor code North American hunters have followed for roughly a century. Coined by the Boone and Crockett Club (BCC) in 1888, the concept describes an ethical
Four new Wisconsin Natural Resource Board members help pass DNR wolf plan
A Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) with four new members approved the DNR’s 2023 wolf management plan after hearing comments from 46 citizens and receiving written comments from hundreds of others.
Controversy over the
Minnesota House committee reviews agencies’ CWD efforts
The Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee had a special meeting on Monday at the State Capitol to discuss updates on chronic wasting disease efforts as well as updates from agencies
Pennsylvania’s new fish and game commissioner appointment process a fairer approach
For several years one thing has been missing from the process used to fill vacant seats on the Pennsylvania game and fish boards: fairness.
Typically, when a seat became vacant, the sitting commissioner
