I’m writing this column amidst the traditional gun week for deer in Ohio.
If you will allow, I thought it would be fun to look back on the origins of the Buckeye State’s gun
A deer with the word “pet” spray-painted on its sides in bright orange letters was found wandering around a community in Lebanon County on the first day of rifle deer season.
Now that the firearms deer hunting season is over and the holidays are upon us, it’s an appropriate time to point out that Pennsylvania is the only state that still offers a primitive flintlock season,
Michigan hunting and fishing license sales remained relatively stable in 2025, with deer license sales similar to last year and a roughly 1% decline in fishing licenses sold.
A total of 1,433,630 unique customers
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that the 2026 firearms deer season in Suffolk County will begin Sunday, Jan. 4, and continue through Jan. 31, 2026.
New for the 2026
Fifteen minutes after squeezing the trigger, I was dumbfounded. The shot at the buck was only a little more than 50 yards and my crosshairs had been squarely on its shoulder.
As it ran
Michigan hunters registered 129,471 whitetails through the DNR’s mandatory online registration system during the 16-day firearms deer season.
That’s down approximately 2.8% from last year’s firearms season harvest. This year’s total includes 81,344 bucks
I remember the first time I saw the imaging from a study investigating lead fragmentation on shot game.
The area of impact was obvious on the gray and blue slide, a neat bullet hole
Winning streaks in sports are always exciting to witness.
When they come to an end, fans root for the next, even longer streak. One record streak, in baseball, that most believe will never be
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