Hunting
Examining the foundation for food-plotting success
If you tune into any hunting programming on television or YouTube, you won’t have to watch long before you see deer piling into a food plot at some point. Destination food plots, and kill plots,
A record by a beard hair (or feather)? The story of a gobbler to remember
Every once in a while a turkey hunt goes exactly as you want it to. That’s what happened on May 2, the morning I bagged what is perhaps my best spring gobbler to date.
Trempealeau County turkeys coy, but callable in Wisconsin
Had I spent another minute cutting prickly ash to create a spot to sit against a giant oak along a field edge, I may not have had a chance to kill a gobbler during Wisconsin’s
Doubling up on turkeys in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
In all of the years I’ve been turkey hunting, it’s almost always been with a partner and we’ve almost always both carried shotguns, but we’ve rarely figured that each of us would be walking out
Michigan bill would nullify DNR’s ban on feeding deer and elk
State Rep. Ken Borton (R-Gaylord) has introduced a bill that would allow Michigan residents to feed wildlife recreationally, nullifying any policy issued by the Department of Natural Resources or the Natural Resources Commission prohibiting such
Ohio’s spring turkey hunters post highest success rates since 2018
Turkey hunters fooled a lot of gobblers – and even some bearded hens – into believing they were the real deal during Ohio’s recently concluded spring turkey season.
In all, Ohio’s turkey hunters killed
Fishing? Scouting for deer? Get serious about preventing tick bites (on your dog too)
Ticks are more than just pesky little creatures that can ruin a delightful outdoor adventure. Not only are they annoying, but they also can potentially transmit some nasty diseases. So, how can you protect yourself
Wyoming judge rules in favor of corner-crossing hunters
A federal judge ruled May 26 that four Missouri hunters did not trespass when they corner-crossed and passed through the airspace above Fred Eshelman’s Elk Mountain Ranch in Wyoming.
Chief U.S. District of Wyoming
Afternoon turkeys: Should New York follow Pennsylvania’s lead?
I’ve hunted spring turkeys in both New York and Pennsylvania ever since there was a spring season. Up until 10 years ago, hunting hours in both states ended at noon and that was fine with
