
Video: Rebounding from a bad shot during the whitetail rut
I was set up in my hunting saddle on a crisp Nov. 4 morning as a light wind blew my scent over the river from a tree that was overlooking a funnel between bedding areas.

I was set up in my hunting saddle on a crisp Nov. 4 morning as a light wind blew my scent over the river from a tree that was overlooking a funnel between bedding areas.

Sneaking along the ridge, snow crunched under the young man’s boots. A gust of wind swept right through his coat, chilling him to the bone. He adjusted his collar, pulling it against the cold.

I kept waiting for the disappointment.
It didn’t come. I’d seen a deer dart across the abandoned lane over which I was sitting. I heard scrambling in the brush and, this being the thick

Did you get your deer this year? Most years I can answer yes, but not always. I recall an occasion about 25 years ago when a well-meaning, elderly friend posed that question to me following

At risk of annoying my fellow old-folk hunters, please remind your hunting partners to keep an eye on you – and you on them – when you’re hunting deer, ducks, turkeys, coyotes or small game.<br

“Dan wants me to help clean out our deer stands,” Shannon shared, as we talked about plans for their visit on the Veterans Day weekend.
Those of you who have permanent stands are wrinkling

Flying drones to recover wounded deer, tapping artificial intelligence to efficiently review hunting regulations and cruising e-bikes to quickly access hunting sites and treestands.
There might be more hi-tech options in an Illinois hunter’s

Wisconsin’s 2024 gun deer season gets underway on Saturday, but it’s Thursday, Nov. 21, as we send this Wisconsin Outdoor News issue to the printer.
It was snowing in Oneida and Vilas counties this

Dr. Bronson Strickland sees firsthand how difficult it is for some students to know exactly what it is they want to do with their professional lives once they reach college.
Strickland, the St. John
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