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It’s pretty rare to meet someone who will introduce you to their bird dog and then say they picked it up specifically for woodcock. Sure, those folks are out there, but they are about as

It’s pretty rare to meet someone who will introduce you to their bird dog and then say they picked it up specifically for woodcock. Sure, those folks are out there, but they are about as

You have heard it happening to other deer hunters, but you never dreamed it would happen to you.
Not only are you dumbfounded, but you also have no idea what to do. You were

“It was a challenging year.”
That’s how Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Shelby Adams summed up the early elk season that concluded on September 29.
“We had that ice storm last

Salmon filling rivers; fierce temps greet hunters. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on Oct. 3, 2025.

A possibly record crowd of more than 100 people attended a special meeting of the Ohio Wildlife Council in this southeastern city on Sept. 17 to hear how state wildlife authorities intend to deal with

Waterfowlers are the gamblers of Ohio’s hunting landscape. Even more so than their counterparts for deer and turkey. The waterfowler’s day may confront a host of enfeebling conditions, even during a several-week season.
Ohio

More sights are on deer in Pittsburgh this fall since the city has doubled the number of parks in its managed archery program and added a new mentored youth component.
It will again engage

Ohio has a long deer archery season that is open Saturday, Sept. 27, through Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.
Hunters may use crossbows, compound bows, recurve bows, and longbows to pursue deer during the archery

Back in 2011, wildlife researchers began noticing a trend: declining wild turkey numbers in parts of the country. The initial concern focused on southern states and the southern Midwest.
“Originally that’s where the concerns
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