Opinions
Deer kill remains steady as rut winds down
Total harvest just below same period from last year.
Time for Wisconsin to support a ruffed grouse conservation stamp
Many wildlife species depend on young forests, and work in that direction could be funded through such a stamp.
‘Tis the season for ice safety precautions
An early deep freeze has anglers across north country eager to launch the 2018-19 ice fishing season.
Watertown man watches young buck interact with backyard deer decoy
Even though a Montana Decoy shows a thin profile, during the rut, young bucks have one way of thinking. Just ask James Gehring, of Watertown, who was recently preparing for his day at Edward Jones,
Sloshing through the rain and into the November rut
Too many days of rain along with flooded woods and fields have hurt prime-time archery hunting in Pennsylvania.
Be wary of ticks in the deer woods this season
It is a little thing, easily ignored, overlooked, or forgotten, but potentially with big consequences – a bite from an infected tick. And while disease-bearing ticks can be a problem year-round, deer hunters should be
Marking the passing of fly-fishing author Charles Meck
He lived in Pennsylvania most of his life and was a favorite of this blogger.
Takeaways from Pennsylvania’s archery bear-deer seasons
It’s the first time deer and bear archery seasons have been held at the same time in Pennsylvania.
Patchy but productive late-season ruffed grouse hunting
The leaves are down, but be prepared to walk some miles if you want to shoot a few ruffs during November and December.
