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Pennsylvania’s Mike Lapp first in NWTF Legacy Callmaker series
Edgefield, S.C. — It was the fall of 1989 when Mike Lapp, of Honey Brook, Pa., harvested his first gobbler. He was in his 20s in the woods with coworkers who had invited him to

Michigan DNR explains its financial status to state’s Natural Resources Commission
Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials presented the Natural Resources Commission with a budget overview in January, with a specific focus on the Game and Fish Protection Fund.
The GFP fund, which represents about

Pennsylvania Game Commission opts for Saturday after Thanksgiving deer opener
In giving preliminary approval to hunting seasons and bag limits at their Jan. 24 quarterly meeting, Pennsylvania game commissioners voted down a proposal to start deer season the Saturday before Thanksgiving, instead keeping the opener

New York Reader Stories: It’s often best to listen to the old-timers
If you’ve ever had the opportunity, some might say “privilege,” of knowing an old-timer who has been there and done that, a seasoned old hunter who knows the woods and who knows the game and

Just how good is your hunting dog’s nose?
“That dog has a really good nose.”
That statement, or some variation of it, has been uttered countless times. But what does it really mean? Well, for most of us, it just means that

Ryan Rothstein: ’Tis the season for browse work in the woodlot
I can’t quite get a bead on this Minnesota winter. When it roared in over Thanksgiving weekend, I got a pit in my stomach. I was sure we were in for a crusher. Another half-foot

Michigan commission approves use of new electronic kill tags
Michigan hunters and trappers will have additional tagging options for some animals they harvest this year following action taken earlier this month by the state Natural Resources Commission.
At its meting Jan. 14 in

These two sets will trap you coyotes this winter
There isn’t much of a coyote fur market and what coyotes you catch should be prime. They’re best in late November through late January. This is freezing weather conditions, deep snow and all-around tough weather

Oak Duke: Redemption in the deer woods
On the final day of the 2024 firearms deer season I cleanly blew a shot at a dandy buck at about 100 yards through big oaks. Upon examination, not a speck of blood, not a