Hunting
Add a little BB gun fun for kids at this year’s deer camp
We have all read at one time or another in a hunting book or magazine article dedicated to deer hunting, about youngsters who wondered and fantasized about going to deer camp.
Being too young
Jerry Davis: Wisconsin game wardens enjoy field encounters with young hunters
Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer season is always a busy time for game wardens throughout the state.
Adding to that, there are usually vacant warden stations for a variety of reasons. Sometimes there are accidents
Bait sites versus food plots: Michigan study helps assess deer disease risks
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission spent time at its October meeting reviewing research on deer behavior at bait sites and food plots to better understand factors for disease transmission.
Samantha Courtney, a Michigan DNR
Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 16, 2026
Yellow perch, salmon, trout topping early fall bite. Here’s the Michigan fishing and hunting report on Oct. 16, 2026.
Michigan DNR seeks CWD samples from five counties
Michigan wildlife officials are asking deer hunters in five southwestern Lower Peninsula counties to help determine whether chronic wasting disease is becoming more prevalent, launching an intensive sampling effort for the 2026 hunting season.
Pennsylvania’s archery elk hunters do better than in previous years
Twenty-two lucky hunters drew tags for Pennsylvania’s archery elk season Sept. 12-27, which included three Sundays for the first time. There were 15 antlered elk tags, with 14 of the 15 hunters being successful. Seven
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Allegheny National Forest, U.S. Forest Service donate firetruck
The U.S. Forest Service recently strengthened community safety and local partnerships through the donation of a fire engine from the Allegheny National Forest to the Cherry Grove Volunteer Fire Department.
When a selfless stranger saved my opening day deer hunt
The headlight bobbing up ahead was not a welcome sight. It was opening morning of firearms deer season, and more than once another hunter had screwed up my plans. I hoped that was not about
Steve Sarley: A ‘beginner’ offers his own shotgunning advice
Last time out, I wrote about how I started in the shooting sports. I said I would write about how a novice can begin shooting or hunting. Here I go.
You now need to
