Hunting News
Last year
- PBA union clears the air on Peanut the squirrel seizurePeanut the squirrel made national headlines after ECOs on Oct. 30 seized the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred, from Nick Longo, of Pine City, in Chemung County...
- Urban-rural Pheasants Forever partnership connects city and country to build tomorrow’s huntersWhen Dave Scherf took over as president of Minnesota’s Metro Area Chapter of Pheasants Forever in 2010, he and the board started planning what they thought wa...
- Ages of antlered deer still climbing in IllinoisLast year, 35% of antlered bucks shot in Illinois were “yearlings” – a description given to deer 1.5 years old. The yearling harvest was a slight dip from...
- Steve McComas: The detective’s spring/summer lake review for 2024 in MinnesotaThe 2024 spring/summer started out wet and hot. Above-average precipitation from April to June, along with higher-than-average temperatures through August were ...
- Is there still an advantage to hand loads for varmint hunting?The decade following World War II ushered in the golden age of hand-loading centerfire rifle cartridges, as bullets from Speer, Sierra, Nosler, Hornady, and oth...
- Mike Schoonveld: Get the net! But which one? Here’s what to considerWhether you are fishing from a rowboat in a farm pond or on an offshore cruiser in the middle of a Great Lake, one of the most welcome phrases an angler can say...
- Recover more big game with dogs: Here are tips for a successful trackEach year, an average of 338,654 deer are taken by Pennsylvania hunters with a bow, crossbow, muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol. Unfortunately, there are many more...
- Why carp stop short of Chicago: dirty water?Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish ha...
- As deer season changes, it’s time to make rut adjustmentsIt’s easy to notice when autumn tightens its grip on the landscape. Leaves turn and tumble downward. Days are shorter. Nights are colder. Obvious change is on...
- Ohio’s lesser known rivers hold plenty of promise, tooErnest Miller Hemingway could have done anything he wanted. Born in Oak Park, a well-to-do suburb of Chicago, he passed on college. A job with the Kansas City S...
- Tom Venesky: Deer improvise for water source during droughtAs I scrolled through photos captured by a trail camera, several images showed deer sticking their heads in what appeared to be a hole in the ground. As the dat...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Nov. 8, 2024The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides, and fishing guides. North Chain: The bass will begin to fee...
- New York rifle opener just ahead down southNew York’s biggest hunting day of the year is on the horizon as the Southern Zone rifle season begins Saturday, Nov. 16, and runs through Dec. 8. The po...
- Early deer bow kills lag in Wisconsin after 8 weekendsWisconsin’s combined bow, crossbow, and youth gun deer harvest of 62,842 whitetails is down about 10% through the first eight weekends of the season. The post...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 8, 2024ASHLAND AREA Smallmouth bass fishing near the Chequamegon Bay shoreline has been fantastic, even though the weather has not been great. Coho salmon fishing near...