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Where do big bucks go when they vanish?
Over the course of our three-months-plus bowhunting season, seeing just one wall-hanger buck can be cause for celebration. Trophy proportioned bucks are careful critters that use hunter’s missteps to avoid ending up on buck poles.<br

C.B. Bylander: When your hunting dog’s last hunt comes too soon
When do you say goodbye to your hunting dog?
I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately because Storm, our 14-year-old black Lab, is not doing well. Sure, from a distance he looks good.

Understanding food, drought conditions for early season bowhunting
Driving home at dusk after a quick scouting mission on Sept. 7, a huge buck and another younger buck made their way across the gravel road a few hundred yards in front of the truck.<br

Where hunters can — and should — pursue antlerless deer in the Adirondacks
It was the last day of the late muzzleloading season in the Northern Zone, and therefore the very last big game hunting day of the season in this part of New York. After spending the

Punt gun history brought to life at Wisconsin’s Waterfowl Hunters Expo
Punt guns go boom in a very big way. Visitors to the Waterfowl Hunters Expo on Aug. 22 in Oshkosh, Wis., got to hear the big boom of a punt gun.
The huge single-shot

Jeremiah Haas: Trail camera placement could make the difference
While the weather is still on the warm side and the foliage is still thick, nearly all the bucks that hunters will be chasing this fall have shed their velvet and are easily identifiable as

All aboard at the Lake Ontario Counties Derby: Nothing but action
I have known Ron Molinari for decades. I would watch him fishing in Naples during the iconic Rotary Club Naples Creek Rainbow Trout Derby. He mated when I fished with Predator Charters; probably wondering if

Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Don’t give up on your bear season
The majority of bears are harvested in the first week or two of the fall bear hunt. At the start of the season, it is usually warm and the bugs are hungry. Late season hunting

Have a game plan – video
Before you go out on the water, consider the type of bait to use, the time of day you are going, the location on a body of water that you will fish, and water and