Hunting
Illinois DNR director’s priorities: staffing, funding
The feeling during DNR Director Natalie Phelps Finnie’s recent visit to the ATA Grand could be summed up in two words: Enthusiastic and hopeful.
Since taking on the role in January, Phelps Finnie
Late-summer glassing tips to help you find your buck
The weeks are winding down to the bow-season opener on Sept. 16 in Minnesota. Bucks are framed up, and while still in velvet, that won’t last much longer. Soon, they’ll be hard-antlered and not as
Here’s how to build a safe bullet-stopping structure at home or camp
Having taught hunter education classes for more than 20 years now, we always cover just how far a bullet is able to travel from various caliber guns. Some of the so-called backstops on these home
Shooting foam: Here’s how to make sure you’re ready for bow opener
As I espied the elk, I figured he was pushing 35 yards away.
Upon releasing my arrow, however, I quickly realized that he was much further away. The carbon shaft struck noticeably low, barely
Deer regulation changes don’t address need for higher antlerless harvest
Looked at the calendar lately? Deer season, or at least the earliest vestige of it, the Liberty Hunt, for youths and folks with disabilities, is only about three weeks away.
Here are the ‘must-haves’ for public land deer hunters
If you’ve never hunted deer on public land, there are plenty of small items you’d never think to bring if you’re used to hunting on the back 40, when all of your gear is a
An Alaskan moose-hunting saga, Part 2: Finding Gene Lake
Taking the west route to Gene Lake, I’d have to pass through Campers Lake and Swanson Lake. According to what I’d read, this area had good moose habitat.
New background check system forthcoming in New York
Nearly a year after several provisions of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act took effect, one long-anticipated component of the legislation is about to be realized.
The New York State Police recently
Drones being used to recover wounded deer: Is that a good thing?
When legislation was passed in 2018 to allow the use of blood-tracking dogs to recover big game, the move made sense.
Despite the fact that it took 10 years for the legislation to finally
