Tips & Features
Pennsylvania hunter bags huge elk in Centre County on DIY hunt
After six consecutive days of hunting, Alex Steve had no idea that a big bull elk that showed up on his trail camera in the preseason was about to walk into his call.
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A brother’s calling finally brings a bull within range – and redemption
I’ve been elk hunting twice. Each had highs and lows – the first physical, the second emotional.
The first was a few years back. I bought an over-the-counter nonresident bull elk tag for Colorado’s
Wisconsin youths take aim at dove hunting
Lee DeBruin and his son Blake, 13, drove more than 200 miles in September to be students in the only learn-to-hunt-doves event registered with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) R3 program.
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Tyler Frantz: October is a roll of the dice for outdoor fun
Is it possible for too much of a good thing to be a problem? It seems that way, at least for me, every time October rolls around.
This month is like a smorgasbord of
Go deep for firearms bucks this Minnesota deer season
A pair of eyes gleamed in the darkness ahead as I shined my headlamp down the wooded trail that I was following. A young doe stood just off the trail, curious to know what was
Add a little BB gun fun for kids at this year’s deer camp
We have all read at one time or another in a hunting book or magazine article dedicated to deer hunting, about youngsters who wondered and fantasized about going to deer camp.
Being too young
When a selfless stranger saved my opening day deer hunt
The headlight bobbing up ahead was not a welcome sight. It was opening morning of firearms deer season, and more than once another hunter had screwed up my plans. I hoped that was not about
Glenn Sapir: Pheasants jumpstarted my life in hunting
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced its plans to increase the pheasant stocking program. Its hope is to use this beautiful gamebird to lure new hunters afield, while retaining existing hunters
Pondering Minnesota’s half-century whitetail “baby boom” and increased bag limits
It was a perfect day in late September. The summer heat had passed, and in its place came the soft sunshine of early autumn. That perfect day was my first ever in a deer blind
