Tips & Features
Pennsylvania Reader Stories: Hunting with dad filled with precious but fleeting memories from the mountains
I remember like it was yesterday. I was standing with a friend, when we heard a single shot on the opposite mountain, some distance away.
I said, “that was my dad!” At the time,
Are jake decoys all they’re cracked up to be? Let’s talk about it
Let’s talk about that full-strut jake decoy you lug around the turkey woods.
When it works… holy hannah the video footage you get of gobblers spoiling for a fight! They come in at a
Join a summer trap or skeet league to improve fall wingshooting
Thinking back to last hunting season, do the memories of birds missed number as many as the memories of birds bagged? If so, you’re not alone.
But do you wonder how to go about
Ryan Rothstein: The gamble that saved my 2026 turkey season
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my turkey hunting career, it’s that you never know quite what you’re going to get. I’ve had years where turkey hunting seemed easy. This year was not one
Ohio’s Scioto River well known for producing quality fishing adventures
The Scioto River is not what you would call a hidden gem; it is too large to hide.
Flowing south through central Ohio, the watershed drains 6,513 square miles. Connected waterways involve part or
Meet Doug Hartke: Minnesota Outdoor News’ 2026 Person of the Year
When Doug Hartke’s best friend took him duck hunting for the first time when he was a freshman in college, Hartke was well on his way to becoming a volunteer-conservationist par excellence.
Hartke, 59,
Michigan taxidermist bags 484-pound ‘booner’ bear
Award-winning taxidermist Tim Gorenchan from Escanaba, Mich., of North Country Taxidermy spends most of his time preparing life-like mounts of game and fish that other people shoot and catch, but he now will be using
Kristin Ojaniemi: Spring turkey hunting in Michigan’s ‘unspring-like’ conditions
I remember the first time I saw a wild turkey in my corner of the western Upper Peninsula. It was about 20 years ago, and the giant bird was standing in the middle of a
Steve Carney: How to handle windy early season fishing
From my view on the water, opening weekend in Minnesota was tough for most anglers mainly because the wind was so horrible. After Saturday’s opener, I felt like I went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.<br
