Fall’s hunting decisions: bowhunting or pheasant fun?
Steve Piatt
September 29, 2017
Call me a “gametime decision” every day in October and into November, with a lot of factors coming into play.
Bowhunting
Expanded deer hunting opportunities for Ohio bowhunters
Ohio DNR Reports
September 27, 2017
Approximately 1,200 acres previously closed to hunting will be available to bowhunters as part of controlled hunts at Deer Creek, Malabar Farm, and Maumee Bay state parks.
A case for earlier tree stand placement for Pennsylvania bowhunters
Tyler Frantz
September 27, 2017
New regulation limits when Pennsylvania bowhunters can hang their tree stands for deer season.
A painful lesson in getting bow ready for the season
Steve Pollick
September 27, 2017
Traditional arrow-strings will stretch with use, so you need to pay attention to fistmele, or brace-height, on your bow. And I need to follow my own advice.
The oldies may be ‘the goodies’ this fall
Jerry Davis
September 19, 2017
The 2017 mast crop appears to be much stronger than that of last year – and will draw wildlife to nut-bearing trees.
Questions and answers: bowhunting whitetails
Staff and News Reports
September 8, 2017
By Bob Fratzke This is a partial list of the questions most commonly asked over the years at the conclusion of my deer scouting and bowhunting seminars. Can you move at all on a treestand?
Bowhunter survives grizzly attack in Montana; cut in head requires 90 stitches
Associated Press
September 7, 2017
HELENA, Mont. — A grizzly bear feasting on an elk carcass charged a bowhunter in Montana and attacked him, slashing a 16-inch cut in the man’s head that required 90 stitches to close. “The bear
Archery deer-hunting pointer: Practice shooting from tree stand rather than from ground level
Keri Butt
September 5, 2017
When you’ve got a deer in bow range, you forget you’re off the ground and neglect to consider the possibility of losing your footing.
Surplus permits available for Camp Ripley archery hunts
Minnesota DNR Reports
August 31, 2017
Hunters who missed the lottery deadline for the Camp Ripley archery hunt may purchase surplus permits on a first-come first-served basis beginning noon on Friday, Sept. 15. Hunters who already received a permit will not
