Tips & Features
Carney: Heated vests are nice, but lack battery life
I’ll admit it: I’m getting soft in my old age. Some of my hunting buddies have been using heated vests in the field the past couple of seasons, so I decided to give them a
Here’s how to catch Illinois’ saugeyes in the fall
A seasonal mystery it is, saugeyes in the fall. Finding them can be as bad or worse than summer saugeyes, a most difficult feat for me. Perseverance to stay with it can be tough; it
A lifelong love of muzzleloaders
I’ve often wondered where my fascination with muzzleloaders began, and why I’ve never moved on from the more traditional style of rifle, with an outside hammer that falls in an arc.
I stumbled on
Farmland strategies: A few tips to help you make the most of your firearms deer season
Among friends and family, I’m more of a turkey guy than someone who chases whitetails with strong conviction. Yet, come opening morning of deer season, I’ll be devoted to deer like so many people reading
Limiting your chances of losing a deer starts with shot selection
The sickening sound of a “whop” that likely signifies a gut shot sticks with hunters who hear that sound for a long time, especially when the deer runs over the hill never to be seen
New York Outdoor News 2023 Rut Tracker: Lockdown?
The whitetail rut timeline. Now, mid-November and it’s Helter-skelter as bucks are in different behavior modes. Some are in lockdown and breeding does, some are in full-bore chasing mode trailing hot does, others are resting
Southwest Pennsylvania youth set on tending traplines
Ever since I got my license I was setting longlines in nearly a dozen sets in each location. I was just happy to spend the winter break of my high school senior year doing what
The Black Bear and it’s Many Color Phases
I saw the cubs first. Three balls of black fur bumbled into the bait like a mini clown troupe.
‘Boiling Down’ the ANF
But the ANF attracts hunters every year, those looking for a big-woods experience and hoping for an encounter with a bruiser of a white-tailed buck.
