Hunting
Another gun deer hunting season in the books, with mixed results
Deer numbers appear solid, but with once-vibrant deer camps aging, and fewer youths joining the mix, harvest numbers suffer.
Winter ring-necked hunting: wrong way roosters
While walking hard for late-season, public-land pheasants, try a different route.
A deerless but satisfying deer season
After a few days on the stand, writer always feels as if he’s closing in on venison, and that if he could just sit one more day, he’d be able to connect. That hope will
A deer season of highs and lows ends with a buck
I recently shared with you my experiences with the emotions that resulted when an afternoon bow hunt Nov. 3 went very wrong. I shot a 2.5-year-old buck, and despite a great start to a blood
Surviving the season: dressing for the cold
Layering a way of life outdoors in this neck of the woods, and doing so properly could be the difference between an enjoyable hunt and not-so-fun outing.
Living the R3 initiative
Recruiting, retaining, reactivating on full display this deer hunting season.
Despite slower finish, Illinois sees slight uptick in gun deer harvest
A preliminary total of 80,896 deer were taken by hunters during the seven-day Illinois firearms season compared to 80,117 in 2017.
Wild deer identified as presumptive positive for CWD outside of disease management zone
It is the first detection of the disease in Houston County since testing began in 2002. If confirmed positive, the DNR will offer landowner shooting permits in the area around where the deer was harvested
Hunter saves buck stuck on icy lake
The rescue came two days before deer rifle season opened in Pennsylvania.
