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Colorado elk bowhunt proves fun, yet deflating after vandalism
As an out-of-state visitor who pays nearly 10 times more than a resident to bowhunt Colorado’s elk, you’d appreciate a little local gratitude for your $851.24 subsidy of the state’s wildlife-management program.
But you’d

What hunters and wildlife officials are saying about EHD in southeastern New York’s deer herd
As an avid outdoorsman, I learned three things right away when I moved to Ulster County, N.Y.: there are ticks on seemingly every blade of tall grass, there is a thriving population of black bears,

CWD positive deer found in Michigan’s Midland County for first time
A new positive case of chronic wasting disease in a Midland County deer over the summer is raising concerns about how the Department of Natural Resources is addressing the disease.
DNR officials collected

Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 6, 2023
Bowhunting off to warm start; salmon still hitting in rivers. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Michigan on Oct. 6, 2023.

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: ‘Ice-eaters’ may be legalized for hunting
“Ice-eaters,” which disturb water to melt ice and prevent ice formation, are popular among waterfowl hunters in states that allow their use – and Pennsylvania might be next.

Wealth of acorns offers array of opportunities in the deer woods
This year is shaping up to be a mighty interesting deer season in Minnesota for a whole slew of reasons.
The one that is capturing my attention currently is the absurdly humongous acorn crop

Giving up hunting and fishing because of age is painful, but the memories endure
The Old Guy, for some time, had not been able to verbalize it because, he thought, if he did, if he said it out loud, it would become real. Reality would be a problem, with

Pennsylvania hunting license sales up over 10% from same time last year
Pennsylvania hunting license sales were up by 10.5% over last year in mid-September, prompting speculation about whether the new automated doe tag system had driven the increase.
As of Sept. 18, 2,657,245 licenses were

Losing access: Dealing with a shrinking hunting playing field
Paula and I lost a hunting spot this year, which isn’t unusual these days. Typically it’s a lose one-gain another proposition, and hunting access is a challenge we’ve become accustomed to over the years.