Hunting
Ralph Loos: Deer report again verifies Illinois hunters can handle a bow
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli – you might know him as “The Fonz” – could never have imagined his signature thumbs-up would play such a prominent role in what has become one of the most important gauges
Dan Ladd: New York’s lifetime license holders should have plastic card
This reader went to his local Department of Motor Vehicles to update his driver’s license with the intent of adding an icon showing proof he has a lifetime hunting license.
Tom Bahti: Looking back on the work of Wisconsin giants in deer management world
I was fortunate to work as a wildlife biologist during the heyday of Wisconsin’s preeminence in the world of white-tailed deer management.
The passing of some of the legends in what used to be
Hunting, fishing opportunities abound at Carter’s Pond WMA in eastern New York
Although it’s not even close to being one of the state’s biggest counties, Washington County in eastern New York stretches 60 miles, top to bottom, and is 20 miles wide. And even though the northern
Mike Raykovicz: What to look for when winter scouting
It’s the end of January, and admittedly, I don’t have a lot to do. I sold my snowshoes a few years ago. Worn knees took care of that activity.
Nevertheless, even though deer season
Looking for huge spring flocks? Here are four destinations to hunt north-bound snow geese
Like clockwork every late winter and early spring, millions of snow geese begin their grueling 3,000-mile-plus journey from their wintering areas in the southern United States to their Canadian arctic breeding grounds.
The winged
New York native to head up National Wild Turkey Federation research
New York native Patrick Wightman, Ph.D., has joined the National Wild Turkey Federation as the organization’s new national director of wild turkey research and science.
Wightman, who has been in Athens, Ga., since 2018,
Knife accident turns deer hunt into all-night survival challenge for Wisconsin hunter
Matt Jefko says he can’t sacrifice the time and money to hunt Western states, so he turns his Wisconsin hunts into hard-earned adventures whenever possible.
But after this Middleton High School teacher arrowed a
Illinois bills aim to reshape deer hunts
Efforts to thin the deer herd in sections of Illinois continue to evolve, with lawmakers using the new General Assembly to float plans designed to appease farmers, landowners, and hunters.
It’s a tricky task,
