Tips & Features
New York Reader Stories: Too cold for geese to fly? Time to deer hunt
It was so cold, the geese would not fly.
My hunting partner, Steve, and I had been in our ground blinds since first light, waiting for the resident Canada geese to leave the pond
When is fur at its prime? Here’s a guide for Illinois, other Midwestern states
I started the trapping season on Nov. 10 in a deer camp in western Illinois. I start every season there because I have to get out before the start of the deer gun season. I
There’s beauty in December flushes of ruffed grouse
There’s much focus on October ruffed grouse hunting, which makes sense. The season is just kicking off, the woods are pleasant, and the birds are scattered across the cover in a fairly even distribution. That’s
So you want to be an ice angler? Here’s how to get started
He’d occasionally drag me onto a southern Minnesota lake when I was a kid growing up in Belle Plaine and Shakopee, but in most years, he’d make one trip to Lake Mille Lacs (or some
Jeremiah Haas: Patience pays off for ‘like-minded’ Illinois hunters in 2024
Long-time readers may remember a deer I named “Wrapped 10.” After several years of cat-and-mouse with him, he was finally harvested on the farm. For those who are not familiar with the deer, this animal
Targeting these nontraditional species through the hard water can be fantastic fun
They are the seemingly odd types you might have ignored in high school. They’re a little different.
Under-appreciated. A bit “off” by conventional standards? But that’s OK for those anglers who pursue something other
Ryan Rothstein: Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Here’s how to set up a new deer hunter
We who have grown up in hunting families don’t often consider the financial obstacles for those who did not, but are hoping to embark on a hunting career.
Dan Ladd: How our deer-hunting group — the ‘Iron Sight Gang’ — came to be
I’m frequently asked how our Adirondack hunting crew, the Iron Sight Gang, became established. A few have even inquired about what’s involved with joining the “club,” thinking it’s an official organized outfit. It is, however,
Develop an off-season plan now for your rimfire and centerfire target practice
Off-season for hunting doesn’t mean off-season for shooting. Great riflemen and women get, and stay, that way by shooting regularly.
Ah, but ammo is expensive. Yeah, but so is coffee and beer. Fortunately, in
