A passion for the outdoors runs deep in the Bontekoe family. With the help of a well-worn Mossberg bolt-action .410 shotgun passed down through four generations to 8-year-old Carter Bontekoe, that passion will run deep
A friend of mine once remarked, “After killing a wild turkey, don’t you feel like you’re the smartest guy you know?”
I knew what he meant and I’ve often felt that way when whatever
One of the most exciting things about hunting is the unknown. I say unknown because Mother Nature is unpredictable, whether you are a full-time biologist or a novice hunter.
The moment you think
His name was Mike.
He lived around Harrisburg in downstate Pennsylvania. Worked at the Nestle’s water plant in that area. That’s about all I knew about him. Well, that’s not entirely correct.
I
The National Parks Conservation Association on May 1 celebrated the reintroduction of a bill to extend critical maintenance funding for national parks and public lands across the country.
The America the Beautiful Act was
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency recently announced a new general and continuous sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program running through June 6.
“With 1.8 million acres available for all CRP enrollment
Michigan bowhunters have gained antlerless deer harvest opportunity in the Upper Peninsula, and Liberty and Independence hunt participants can again target bucks.
Those two changes were approved earlier this month by the state Natural
Fishing has been good; turkey season winding down. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on May 16, 2025.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Justin Ulberg has been named the 2024 Shikar Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year.
The annual award, presented to Ulberg at a recent meeting of the
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