
A late summer to-do deer hunting checklist
It’s hot! With recent heat indexes soaring near triple digits in much of the country, that last thing on your mind might be the fall deer hunting seasons. Preparing for them shouldn’t be, however.

It’s hot! With recent heat indexes soaring near triple digits in much of the country, that last thing on your mind might be the fall deer hunting seasons. Preparing for them shouldn’t be, however.

Summertime for deer hunters means testing season.
Those who have recently added new bows and guns need to log plenty of range time, but those are the obvious chores that for most of us,

On Saturday, Sept. 12, duck hunters will again converge on the historic waterfowl destination of Marquette as they did long ago. This small town on the south shore of Lake Puckaway once was home to

Illinois deer hunters are seeing bobcats far more often than they did two decades ago, and DNR is using those observations to help track the species’ continuing recovery.
Meanwhile, for hunters hoping to pursue

An outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) has killed more than 100 deer in Wisconsin’s Washington County as of Aug. 19. That number will increase as more reports of dead deer are received by the

Rockland County has joined every other eligible upstate county in New York State in participating in the Pilot Junior Hunting program, which allows youth ages 12 and 13 to hunt white-tailed deer.
Introduced by

Locating new places to hunt and recreate, and finding access to those spots can be challenging, especially if someone is making a road trip into unfamiliar territory.
For people seeking those adventures in Minnesota,

There are two windows of opportunity that every whitetail bowhunter should understand. The most obvious is the rut, when even the cagiest of bucks will slip up and put his neck on the line for

Times have changed. Many hunters hold a year-round focus on deer and turkey hunting, often ignoring the small game seasons that once defined tradition.
Squirrels are still an excellent way to introduce new hunters.
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