January 2, 2025
Dave Barus

There is increased bear activity in many areas across the USA. Learn how to “Be aware.”
Negative outcomes can result when a bear is caught off guard.
Be safe, learn how to make your presence known when hiking or hunting in bear country.
By Kim Emery
At the 2025 Archery Trade Association (ATA) ...
Read More >> November 26, 2024
Dave Barus

Opening Day, couldn’t sleep, not going hunting, then my phone rang.
Four days earlier, Bonnie posted, “It’s with a heavy heart that my father, Robert Jensen, has passed on peacefully in comfort.
After watching grouse, a buck fawn rubbing her ladder, the silence of the woods grew sudden. Through her tears, she ...
Read More >> October 22, 2024
Dave Barus

Crossbows are easy-to-use deadly hunting tools. Narrow crossbows are easier to handle and safer to use when going vertical or when sitting in a ground blind.
One disadvantage of standard crossbows is that they can be difficut to cock, requiring strength from the hunter – NOW an easy-to-use internal crank-style cocking ...
Read More >> June 4, 2024
Dave Barus

Overpopulation of wild feral hogs in many southern states NEED hunter help.
Choose hunting lodges carefully. Many provide full-service facilities, including meals, guides, and butcher services, at reasonable costs.
Thermal night vision rifle scopes are allowed for night hog hunting in Alabama – and they work.
By Forrest Fisher
This summer, I enjoyed the ...
Read More >> May 1, 2024
Dave Barus

Budz has shot more than 500 wild turkeys and completed more than 120 grand slams of all four subspecies (Eastern, Merriam’s, Rio Grande, and Osceola).
Budz travels light because he covers a lot of ground. He always has two mouth calls in his mouth,
When Budz needs to reach out a long ...
Read More >> March 28, 2024
Dave Barus
Looking back, Georgia’s statewide turkey reproduction averaged 1.5 poults per hen.
Poults/hen was on par with the average over the past 10 years but lower than the 10-year record high.
Get your license at GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com, at a retail license vendor or by phone at 1-800-366-2661.
By Georgia DNR
The statewide Georgia turkey hunting season ...
Read More >> February 1, 2024
Dave Barus
DID YOU KNOW?
Sportsmen contribute nearly $9.4 million every day, adding more than $3.4 billion every year for conservation.
Hunters and target shooters have paid $11 billion in excise taxes since the inception of the Pittman-Robertson Act in 1937.
Hunting in America is big business, generating 680,000 jobs in the United States.
For more than 80 years, sportsmen have paid more than $20 billion for ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Monteleone

With a profound passion, Jake loved to hunt for deer, turkey, waterfowl.
Does a deep passion for hunting and familiarity with firearms contribute to a lack of discipline for firearm safety? Keep safety rules in mind….always.
Shooting a firearm MUST INCLUDE THE COURAGE TO CORRECT A FRIEND for any lack of gun ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

One of the first seasons to open every year is the September “resident” Canada goose season.
Although they may look the same, “resident” Canada geese are those that breed in the United States and southern Canada, unlike “Atlantic Population” (or “AP”) Canada geese, their relatives that breed in northern Canada and migrate ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bob Holzhei

Warm winters, High summer nutrition, Fewer hunters = TOO MANY DEER
Do we need DNR to consider additional expanded seasons?
Farmers need help, Home Owners have property damage and deer disease concerns (Lyme, CWD, etc.)
By Bob Holzhei
Within a one-mile radius of our farm in Clinton County, MI, I counted over 40 deer. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Education, Biology, Legislation, Recruitment included in the new plan.
Karlin Dawson named as Deer Outreach Specialist to Work with Missouri Conservation (MDC)
Special focus on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and Field-to-Fork Programs
During July 2020, the National Deer Alliance and the Quality Deer Management Association joined forces to merge their two groups, combine ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

My favorite Turkey Call is the Box Call, it can make turkey music.
The type of wood can make a huge difference, reasons why some turkey hunters carry more than one box call
The 4-Play call is single box call that can make more notes, at more different pitches, than any ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Gotta love the new durable camo coverage and protected metal-part finish on the new Winchester firearms in this modern world.
The Winchester® Super X4 Hybrid Hunter Woodland features a classic Woodland camouflage paired with a Cerakote Flat Dark Earth finish on the receiver and barrel. The is combination is an functional eye-catching ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jeff Liebler

Learning to shoot well, whisper in the stand, control our scent and be there at the right lucky time…made it all happen.
Face camo adds to the youth hunting fun, making that first shot good sure makes it unforgettable.
The crossbow allows a friendly introduction into accurate shooting potential at the very ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

DEC Announces Extension of Online Hunter Education Course Through August
Offerings Now Include Online Bowhunter Course
24,000 Hunters Have Completed Online Course since April; New York State Sporting License Sales Up Nearly 10 Percent
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC’s online hunter education course ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, praised the U.S. Senate’s passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, (H.R. 1957). This historic legislation, which received overwhelming bipartisan support, is among the most meaningful legislative measures for sportsmen conservationists ever. The Senate’s approval is a major step forward toward delivering on the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jason Houser

A strutting turkey is mostly air and feathers, read to know more about where to shoot.
Nothing is more exciting than to shoot a spring tom with archery gear.
Make a good shot and recovery is quick. If you make a poor shot, it could be a long day.
By Jason Houser
Wild ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Josh Lantz
Avoid mistakes by watching, listening and adapting.
Calls, gentle yelps, clucks, but don’t over-call if the birds are quiet.
Read on to learn WHEN TO USE a decoy. The birds will always show you what they want.
By Josh Lantz
Most turkey hunters believe the opening days of the spring turkey-hunting season offer the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Monteleone
Learn How to Develop Your Own Turkey Hunting Expertise
Learn Where to Sit, What to Look For, How to Locate Turkey
Learn about Calls to Use, Decoy Set-Up, Location
By Jim Monteleone
A friend of mine asked me a long time ago what my secret was to killing two turkeys in Virginia every year. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Sure-Shot Game Calls, proud to be “Presenting Sponsor” for Marsh Fest 2020
Cash prizes with state and world fame qualifier recognition for winners
Contest and family event details for Marsh Fest 2020, visit www.marshfest.com.
By Forrest Fisher
When wanna-be world-class duck and goose callers gather March 6-8 at Winnie-Stowell Community Park in Winnie, TX ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Monteleone
Read the Bird, Listen to his Gobble
Understanding Gobble Talk and RESPONDING, or NOT
Over-Yelping, Biggest Secret to a Wise Old Bird
By Jim Monteleone
You can read a bird by listening to his gobble and I want to explain the different types of gobbles that you might hear.
A “volunteer gobble” is one ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

This is the first of four experimental seasons under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations
In Alabama, 400 permits were issued with 3 bird tags/permit (1,200)
Alabama permit numbers and management plans are expected to the same for 2021
By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Another warm winter left Alabama’s ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Monteleone
Learn the Language of Turkey Talk
Clucking, Yelping, Cutting, Cackling and more
Realism, Patience, Sounds and Tones
By Jim Monteleone
A lot of folks believe that the skill in calling turkeys is the most critical element of hunting. Although it plays a significant part in filling a tag, I consider it about 33 percent ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Wade Robertson

Preventive maintenance allows repeatability in performance
How to remove copper bullet build-up from the rifled barrel
How to maintain the bolt…it’s important!
By Wade Robertson
Well, another deer season has come and gone. You will in all likelihood be putting the rifle in the cabinet for another year where it will sit primarily forgotten. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

DO carry a small, sharp, pocketknife, DO NOT use a bone saw of any type
DO make a good shot, DO field dress quickly, DO watch the temperature
DO thaw frozen venison slowly for best taste
By Jason Houser
I hear people all the time say they do not like the taste of deer. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

The true safari experience requires experienced professional hunters and skilled camp/field staff
Find hunting areas that provide a variety of game: Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Kudu, Antelope
Safari hunts are life-altering experiences, they captivate all your senses. Special moments in life.
By Forrest Fisher
Whenever folks think about a safari, they have shared with me ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Serena Juchnowski

Linda Powell went to college hoping to study genetics and research
After working in the medical field for 14 years, Powell realized in her mid-30s that she needed adventure
She found it, then came the life-changing question: Do you want to try hunting?
By Serena Juchnowski
When you ask a child what he ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jason Houser

By Jason Houser
As much as we autumn-time deer hunters would like to throw some fertilizer under an oak tree and a few weeks later, have it rain to see results, acorns will cause many hunters to be disappointed. The first or even the second fall after you begin fertilizing will ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jason Houser

Plan your Wisconsin hunt for a select zone- do the homework to identify the zone for success
Be patient, collect priority points for several consecutive years to score on zone selection
Research the guide, the gear, the location, and weather forecast…then count your blessings, control your aim
By Jason Houser
If you are looking ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bill Hilts

Niagara Falls USA Fishing Report from Destination Niagara USA
Big fish in Trib’s during December runoff periods
Ice Boom going in on Lake Erie very soon
Temperatures are in the single digits with the wind chill and there’s not much wind.
Efforts are underway to install the ice boom at the head of the river ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Opening day hunters were hampered with wind and rain in Maryland, but the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that 8,061 deer harvests were reported on the opening day of the 2019 Maryland firearm season, Nov. 30. This represents a 29% increase over last year’s Saturday opener. The overall weekend ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jason Houser

Wanted: Squirrel Tails
By Jason Houser
The Mepps brand of fishing lures is best known for natural hair-dressed spinners. Over the years, they have tried many types of hair, including synthetic and other natural materials, as well as the hair from Angus cowhides, bear, and fox, coyote, and badger fur. But they ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

The Parka and Bib are soft, quiet, flexible fleece shell fabric.
The Parka has 10 pockets for storing gear and warming hands.
By Forrest Fisher
A month ago I met Nick Andrews from ScentLok at an outdoor meeting event and he explained the technology controlling human odor during the hunt. I’m from a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

New Midweight Whitetail System
Theissen V1 Whitetail Midweight System, perfect for all-season deer hunting
From cool autumn evenings to the season’s first frosty mornings, every deer hunter knows there’s a broad spectrum of weather conditions to conquer in order to find success. The Thiessens’ V1 Whitetail Midweight System is the perfect ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

The season bag limit is 10 antlerless deer and two antlered deer
If you are looking to stock up that freezer with one of the healthiest meats available—your time is here!
The Georgia deer firearms season opens Sat., Oct. 19 and continues through Jan. 12, 2020 statewide.
“We are shaping up for yet ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tammy Sapp - Florida FWC

New Florida youth deer hunt weekend and muzzleloader season
By Tony Young
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission established a new youth deer hunting weekend, which occurs during the muzzleloading gun season in each of the four hunting zones. FWC staff initiated the proposal to promote youth hunting and stakeholders were ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Experts say the best deer hunting with a bow is from 15 to 30 feet up in a tree. Dangerous? Yes!
Early to rise can mean “early to sleep” while in your tree stand. It’s common, it’s fun, it keeps you in the woods, but can be deadly if you are ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Karen Lutto

Simple, Accurate, Effective, Durable, Affordable
Unique Precision Elevation System
Simplify 3D Archery, Simplify Competitive Shooting
Designed to bridge the gap between archery hunting and competition bow sights, the Viper Archery Products Sidewinder Series provides the fastest, easiest and most precise elevation adjustments of any single-pin sights on the market. The Sidewinder and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

onX and TRCP release a groundbreaking analysis of state land access across 11 Western states
By Randall Williams/TRCP Author
This week, onX and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership revealed the stunning results of collaboration to quantify how many acres of state lands across the West are entirely landlocked by private land and, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

The National Wild Turkey Federation applauds the South Carolina legislature for passing a bill addressing declining turkey populations. The bill will restructure season dates and limits for residents and nonresidents.
The new structure creates two regional season periods: April 1 – May 10 for the upstate and March 22 – April ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bob Holzhei

Get ready for hunting “Above Ground” during the Summer Months
Get a full body harness, then learn how to use it
Carry a cellphone or signaling device
By Bob Holzhei
Each year, thousands of hunters are injured in tree stand accidents. In fact, according to the Treestand Safety Awareness Foundation (TSSA), there are about ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Mike Joyner

Look for these Critical Elements to assure a great Turkey Hunt:
Woods, Waters, Streams, and Forage Resources
High-Harvest Average
Lots of Public Hunting Land – it spreads out the hunters
Chautauqua County in New York meets the List!
By Mike Joyner
Ultimate destination – a bold claim for a resource-laden state such as New York. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

One of the biggest things we can control as deer hunters is our scent, but it’s not easy. We all perspire, we sweat when we walk out with our gear, climb a tree and set up. The gentle wind from whatever direction helps to disperse the “hunter alert” smell to ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Whitetail deer management in communities where people and vehicles are numerous can result in accidental collision and injury. Many states are trying to understand the best method to employ for better management. In New York, a written plan exists, perhaps a plan that other states might gain benefit from, as ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Karen Lutto

Steyr Arms will be hosting the 2nd Annual Steyr Challenge, Oct. 5 in Seetaler Alpe in Austria, with teams from across the globe competing for the title of “Toughest Hunters in the Alps.”This competition is a combination of a more than seven kilometer mountain run with about 300 meters of ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tony Young

By Tony Young
Since 1988, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and its predecessor, the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, have offered hunters the opportunity to take part in their annual statewide recreational alligator harvest, which always runs Aug. 15 – Nov. 1. Alligators are a conservation success ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

APPLY NOW for the 2019 Kentucky Elk Hunt Drawing. Today is your last chance!
Take Your Pick — Apply for any or all available permit types
Only $10 per application
NEW – The Archery/Crossbow Permit is now either-sex (bull or cow!)
Ages 15 & younger may also apply for Youth Either-Sex Permits (25 now available)
Random ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

NYS Annual Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend Set for April 20-21
Junior Hunters must be 12-15 yrs of age
Junior Hunters must hold a hunting license and a turkey permit
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that spring turkey season opens May 1, in all of Upstate ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tony Young

New deer hunting rules for Florida 2019-20 season
By Tony Young
At their February meeting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners passed new deer hunting rules that take effect starting with the opening of archery and crossbow seasons in Zone A on Aug. 3, 2019.
Annual statewide bag limit – five ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Did you know what they call a SNOOD of the turkey?
What are Turkey Caruncles?
Tom or Hen? Easy way to tell is illustrated below
By Forrest Fisher
As hunters, we never stop learning. Folks in different parts of the country call turkey by different local slang terms at times, not counting the different ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Georgia turkey hunters are ready for the season to open on Saturday, Mar. 23.
The 2019 turkey hunting season should be a fair season, similar to 2018, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
“Reproduction in 2017 was lower than the four-year average, so that could mean a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Morgan McCalla

Hard Mast Crop Logic, Peter Fiduccia Explains in the Video
Wildlife Nutrition
Cost Effective, Easy to do
Join host Peter Fiduccia and his special guest Bob Wallace from Chestnut Hill Outdoors as they share step-by-step details on planting chestnut trees. They are an ideal mast tree to supplement any wildlife food plot program.
Carrying ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Condition your Calls, Learn How
Friction Calls: Pot Call, Box Call
No matter where you live, turkey season is not far away. In Florida, the gobbler season is already open! In Georgia, it starts two weeks away. Other states too, not far away.
Yelping, clucking, purring…pot calls, box calls, locator calls – it ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Locating and Luring Coyote to You
Gaining Access to Productive Properties, How to Find These Properties
Caliber, Ammo, Scopes, Lights, Calls…It’s All Here
By Forrest Fisher
Hunting veterans and novices alike will become better coyote hunters after reading this book written by award-winning author and expert coyote hunting guide, Michael Huff.
This book provides ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation

Shed hunting in the Northeast can be fun and is a good way to scout new hunting zones for next fall
In late December and continuing through March, New York State whitetail bucks shed their antlers as testosterone levels drop in response to lengthening days. When the snow begins to melt ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bill Brassard

SHOT Show marks 10th straight year at Sands Expo Center
The 41st Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM (SHOT Show®), owned and operated by the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), finished its four-day run in Las Vegas with many notable successes, including a new record for exhibitors in its Suppliers Showcase ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tony Young

Moon Phase, Decreasing Daylight, Genetics, Evolution…the Hunter Debate and Science
February 2019: “Outta’ the Woods”
By Tony Young
There are a lot of theories and differing opinions on what causes the white-tailed deer rut. Hours of daylight decreasing, geographic latitude, genetics, climate, evolution and moon phase are many factors that hunters and deer ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Hunting over Bait Piles is illegal in New York
Shooting a firearm while Hunting within 500 feet of a house is illegal in New York
Carrying the Tags of Another Person not signed over to you is illegal in New York
There are quite a few rules to hunt inn New York State, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

On Nov. 17, Environmental Conservation Officer Shea Mathis spotted two hunters walking along the railroad tracks in the town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY.
The two claimed they had a lousy morning hunting and had not taken any deer.
ECO Mathis checked their licenses and found their deer tags attached. A third ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bill Brassard

Stakeholders educate public and elected officials about importance of hunting
Hunter taxes, fees, surcharges fund conservation efforts to benefit wildlife
Hunting Works For America program represents more than 1,500 businesses, organizations and associations across 19 states
By Bill Brassard
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tony Young

Outdoors and Hunting Families Provide a Powerful Sense of Community
Hunt Deer and Hogs over a Bait Pile on Private Lands – it’s OK, but NOT OK on any Florida WMA’s
Season Dates, General Regulations Explained Below
By Tony Young
With much of the Panhandle still coping with the devastation from Hurricane Michael – ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jake Meyers

Check out 3 All-New, On-Demand Video’s from MossyOak.com
It’s November 2018, time to welcome back deer season, the time of the year when the leaves are changing, the mornings are crisp and the whitetail woods are starting to come alive. Welcome to “Deer Season.”
To celebrate the pursuit of America’s favorite game ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation

In the southeastern Hudson Valley (Wildlife Management Units 3F, 3G, 3N, and 4Z) of New York, the proportion of older bucks in the deer harvest has never been higher. In 2017, three out of every four antlered bucks were 2.5 years old or older, and this remarkable accomplishment happened with ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Hunters and Trappers Favorite Time of Year…Open Season
Hunting seasons for big game like whitetail deer and black bear are underway with the archery season. Likewise, many small game species, like ruffed grouse, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, and wild turkey, are also open and in progress.
Hunting and trapping seasons for bobcat, raccoon ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

“Helping Hunters Enjoy the Hunt, Field to Table,” says David Bloch – Outdoor Edge founder
Outdoor Edge Razor Pro Knife Set & Game Pro Processor Kit, Koola Game Bags, Weston Meat Grinder, Hi Mountain Seasonings, Bradley Smoker
DENVER (Oct. 25, 2018) — To celebrate the fall hunting season nationwide, Outdoor Edge has kicked ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

What sets one safari outfitter apart from the rest? Outfitters that cater not only to hunters, but to the whole family, non-hunters too. When non-hunters need not worry about being bored, hunters have a better time. Enter Somerby Safaris, they offer a wide array of unique, African experiences for non-hunters ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

Keystone Elk Country Alliance (KECA), a visionary conservation success story
KECA mission: conserve, enhance Pennsylvania Elk Country for future generations
Raffle proceeds generate funding for Elk Country visitor center, public educational classrooms, land protection
A lucky hunter from Binghamton, New York, Matthew Martinichio, was selected from 9,945 tickets in the KECA Elk Tag ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Blake Tabb

Help Your Shotgun Shoot Where You Look, Get it Fitted.
Tune Your Fitted Shotgun With the Right Choke
Choke Tubes are a Shooters Best Friend…Learn More
By Blake Tabb
The excited chatter of big honkers descending on the blind echoes through your head like a reoccurring dream. The big birds cup their wings, drop ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Kevin Howard

To celebrate the opening days of elk season, Mossy Oak recently launched an all-new digital series featured in its free, on-demand video library. Coming off of the intense action of the first episode of “Bull Rush,” the latest episode contains four of Mossy Oak’s most action-packed archery hunts.
Episode 2 of ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

As the popularity of AR firearms increases, so does the interest in hunting whitetail deer with its traditional brew, the .223 Remington. Deer hunting is normally the territory of the .30-30, .270 and the .30-06, with bullet weights nearly three times that of some .223 projectiles. This is a statistic ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Cater to Nutrition Needs and Bump Antler Growth, Here’s How
Few trophy bucks are harvested by accident and this time of year is the time to take specific steps to create your best deer season ever. You can still boost antler growth for this fall, as well as put the local ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Abundant Honkers Offer Nice Compromise
How to Find a Goose Pond
Tasting the Bounty, a Great Recipe
By Jim Low
I admire perseverance as much as the next guy, but at some point in a dismal duck season, a sensible person cuts his losses and finds something else to do. If the alternative ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

A group of women hunt in South Dakota in one of the state’s worst cold spells. They used many of the above tips to help them enjoy the cold. By Joe & Vel Byers
Staying dry and dressing in layers are a one-two punch that will tap out the cold on ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Hanna Lucey with Forrest Fisher
Learning about Nature, Patience, Heritage and Traditions
Hoping for Sweet Venison of my own
Using my Savage Axis 6.5 Creedmoor Deer Rifle
By Hanna Lucey w/Forrest Fisher (Hanna’s words are in italics)
Hunting is about sharing the heritage of our forefathers and conservation, and understanding it, about leaving the protection of home and finding ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
The ruffed grouse has had a long run of bad luck in Missouri, but time is still turning.
The father of modern wildlife management spent time here documenting the bird’s decline.
By Jim Low
In 1886, legendary trap shooter A.H. Bogardus reported shooting 50 ruffed grouse as a diversion, while spending most of ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
Older gobblers aren’t always bigger, but their spurs are.
Keep an outdoor journal, like building a time machine.
By Jim Low
Math has never been my strong suit, but a recent trip down memory lane sent me reaching for pencil, paper and a calculator. As I often do when a hunting season approaches, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
Phase 1 Drawing May 12 – 20, 2017
6,000 Permits Issued by Random Drawing
By Tony Young
May is here, and so is the start of the Phase I application period for applying for alligator and fall quota, special opportunity and national wildlife refuge hunt permits. Mark your calendar, set yourself an alarm, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Eric Dinger
Animal Lives Matter, All Animals
Are We Divided?
13 Million Americans Hunt, What Are They Thinking?
If you don’t approve of hunting, for whatever reason, I want you to know I appreciate you taking a minute to read this letter. My intention is to offer a couple facts about hunting you may ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Ever since I was a little kid, watching the sky for the moon, the stars, and now satellites and the space station, has always been an exciting encounter. Getting older, when it seems I need fewer haircuts, has allowed me to connect that deer and the moon are synchronized through ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

The Largest Wild Mammal in the “Show-Me State” Should Not Be a Source of Fear, but Deserves Respect
Eugene Gerve was awakened by the furious barking of his dog one May night. When he shined a spotlight into his yard in Webster County, Missouri, he was startled to find a 300-pound ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
POLITICS TRUMPS SCIENCE IN BC’S GRIZZLY BEAR DECISION
100 Outfitters Negatively Impacted
One week ago, we learned from the Guide Outfitters of British Columbia (www.GoABC.org) that the provincial government announced the complete ban on grizzly bear hunting in British Columbia (BC).
Two independent scientific reviews confirmed that grizzly bears are well managed in ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Hunting & Trapping Newsletter brings news of a veteran spring turkey hunter from New York that bagged a bird with rare triple spurs
This spring, retired DEC biologist and avid turkey hunter Bill Hollister knew he had found something rare after he ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Hunting is Inexpensive
Hunting is Ethical
Hunting is Challenging and Builds Character
Compiled by Dave Barus, this story is shared in detail through the courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Division of Wildlife.
Harvest Your Own Natural Food
Hunting is a source of natural, free-range, and inexpensive food. Not to mention the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
George Trulock

By George Trulock
We recently tested two similar dove loads from Federal using our new Trulock Dove Choke in the Mid-Range choke constriction.
The choke that we used for these specific tests was of the extended mobile style and had a .707 inch exit diameter.
The shotgun used was a Benelli Super Nova with ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

A complete list of season dates and bag limits for each zone can be found on the DEC website. The waterfowl hunter task force rationale can be found at Duck Season Dates. Hunters interested in printing the pocket guide can find it at 2018-2019 Waterfowl Season Pocket Guide (PDF). Hard ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bill Brassard

Project ChildSafe’s S.A.F.E. Summer campaign reminds firearms owners to securely store firearms when not in use.
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Project ChildSafe®, the nationwide firearms safety education program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), is urging all gun owners to make responsible firearms storage a priority — and providing the tools to ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation
NYS Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1 at 30 minutes before Sunrise, thru Noon each day
Spring Turkey Season Ends May 31, Bag Limit is 2 male birds/season
Chautauqua County, NY had Highest Hunter Turkey Harvest in 2017
Spring turkey season opens May 1 in all of upstate New York, north of the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Mike Joyner

Scouting, Listening, Tuning-In
State Game Lands can offer Best Hunt Days!
By Mike Joyner
With a full day’s rest from an epic road trip to Ohio, mother’s day morning hunt proved to be much a surprise in so many ways. Having spotted turkeys in farm fields below public game lands in Truxton, New ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Karen Lutto
Lady Hunter’s Need to be Safe…and Looking Good!
DANVILLE, Ala. (April 23, 2018) – In recent years, the number of women spending time in tree stands and putting fresh meat on the table has continued to rise. In order to keep these women hunters safe, comfortable and looking their best, HSS ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation
Hunters in New York Harvested More than 200,000 Deer during 2017-18 Hunting Seasons
By NYSDEC
Hunters in New York State enjoyed another successful year, harvesting an estimated 203,427 deer during the 2017-18 hunting seasons Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today.
“Deer hunting in New York is a cherished and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tammy Sapp - Florida FWC
Florida Turkey Season is OPEN
Osceola Turkeys are Common in Florida
Wild turkeys are a Conservation Success Story in Florida & Across North America
By Tammy Sapp, Florida FWC
Florida’s spring turkey season opened on Saturday, March 3, on private lands south of State Road 70, making it one of the first spring turkey ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tony Young
Outta’ the Woods – Monday, April 02, 2018
Where to go hunt
By Tony Young
Did you know the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) offers late spring and summer hog hunts on several wildlife management areas across the state? And you don’t even need a hunting license to participate in these ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
Provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a neurological disease in deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family, known as “cervids.”
The disease was first recognized in 1967 in captive mule deer in Colorado, and has since been documented in captive and free-ranging ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Kevin Howard
Dove hunting is a long-standing hunting tradition, especially in the south.
Kent® Cartridge has three new loads designed to specifically help dove hunters fill their limits this fall.
Our Diamond Dove™ loads feature heavier payloads and higher velocities than standard dove loads, making them a great choice for fast, high flying ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Karen Lutto
How to Morph Into the Woods…Dress Right
Conceal Your Location by Choice
BESSEMER, Ala. (March 1, 2018) — There are few things more agonizing than working a wild turkey almost into shooting distance, only to have him bust you because he didn’t like what he saw. X JAGD, the acclaimed Austrian-based clothing ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
2018 Turkey Season is Just Ahead, BE PREPARED
Follow Jim Monteleone in his 3-Part “Turkey Expertise Series”
Learn “HOW-TO-HUNT TURKEY” – Series Starts February 15, 2018
By Forrest Fisher
That’s right, it’s February, but each year in early March, just when many Major League Baseball teams are holding spring training out west and down ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
When people think of the SCI Hunters’ Convention, visions of big game hunts in Africa, Asia, South America and North America come to mind. What may come as a surprise is that several outfitters displaying at the Convention offer outstanding game bird and waterfowl hunting opportunities all over the world.
One ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
WEST POINT, MS – Mossy Oak Capture Digital Productions has released its fourth episode of “Family Tree,” a web series that highlights the importance of spending time outdoors with family, teaching and guiding through hunting and conservation efforts, which serves to preserve the outdoors heritage.
This episode of “Family Tree” ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
If you are opposed to drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, now is the time to speak up and let your senators and representatives know.
Posted by Don Carpenter | December, 2017; w/Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA)
As an avid elk hunter in Idaho and Wyoming, I often marvel at how elk ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
72hp Rotax V-twin HD10 engine
30-in ITP Cryptid mud tires
13.5-in ground clearance
The aggressive Defender XMR-HD10 side-by-side vehicle is factory built to tackle the nastiest of mud, where traction and torque are in high demand. An authentic mud monster, the muscular Defender not only reinforces the Can-Am brand’s leadership in the mud-riding ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Imagine 79 days of Legal Big Game Hunting
Imagine 79 days of Hunting for $52 Cost
Imagine 7 Deer Harvest Bag Limit
All True, yet there are STILL TOO MANY DEER
New York NEEDS MORE HUNTERS!
By Forrest Fisher
Remember those days in school when the teacher said, “Time up, pens down!”
New York deer hunters ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Glenn Helgeland
Know the Deer You Hunt
Scouting, Being Detected
Gear & Gadgets, Over-Dependence
Patterning our Hunting Pattern
Where, When and How
By John Sloan
Mistake #4: We get patterned doing the patterning.
Can we pattern a mature buck? I don’t think so. If we could, the odds are that we’d get patterned long before we could pattern the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Rich Creason
Too Windy to Fish? Fish another Way!
On a Small Beach central Florida, a retirement community…4 gold rings, 1 silver ring, over 100 coins, toys, fishing lures, and some trash. All in one day.
How? “Cold wet hands loosen rings, as does hot, sweaty hands, then throw a ball or Frisbee, the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Glenn Helgeland
Know the Deer You Hunt
Scouting, Being Detected
Gear & Gadgets, Over-Dependence
Patterning our Hunting Pattern
Where, When and How
By John Sloan
Each year deer hunters, all of us, make mistakes. Sometimes they are minor mistakes, sometimes major. Not always do even the major mistakes turn out badly in terms of killing a deer or ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
Crossbow Broadhead Blends Fixed and Mechanical Technology
SUPERIOR, Wis. (Oct. 3, 2017) — Due to customer demand, the popular Trocar HBX hybrid crossbow broadhead that blends the most lethal and accurate fixed-blade broadhead with a pair of center-pivot blades that deploy on contact for massive cuts on large animals is now available ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
How to Be Ready
See a Deer, What to Do
Using the Right Call
By Gary Sefton
Be Ready
“You’re not going to believe this,” the excited deer hunter said. “I haven’t seen anything all morning, so I let my bow down and started to unfasten my safety belt. I remembered my brand new, never ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Hunters are Encouraged to Pass on Young Bucks
With the start of New York’s most popular big game season slated for Saturday, Nov. 18, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos is encouraging hunters to be safe, enjoy the natural beauty of the environment, and consider passing ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Big Bucks, Acorns and Apples
Dreaming about Scent Control
Elevated Hunting Stands REQUIRE SAFETY AWARENESS
Prusik, Gravity, Your Whitetail Deer Hunting Future
By Forrest Fisher
The phrase “Whitetails Unlimited” is catchy if you are a deer hunter, especially a whitetail deer hunter. It’s also the name of an organization that has more than 100,000 ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
Non-Stop Deer Action Starts at 7PM E.T. Each Nite
Get Educated with hosts Michael Waddell and Tom McMillan
Learn Hunting, Unique Recipes, Countless Tips
The world’s largest content provider of outdoor lifestyle programming (Outdoor Sportsman Group – OSG) is providing 7 consecutive nights of deer hunts for outdoor enthusiasts with “deer-centric” television ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
2+ inch Cut, thickest blades ever
Low flight drag, high accuracy
Titanium blades, lightweight, tough, lethal
By Forrest Fisher
Last week, I had the pleasure to spend some time with a few outdoor friends that understand archery hunting, arrow flight, broadhead efficiency and the needs that many hunters have for when they hunt big ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
MDC will conduct mandatory CWD sampling in 25 counties Nov. 11 and 12.
Check the fall deer and turkey booklet to see if your county is included.
Hunters can get deer tested for free throughout archery and firearms deer seasons.
By Jim Low
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) needs help from hunters to ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Larry Whiteley
Hike and Explore the Deer Trails
Hang Your Tree Stands
Enjoy Watching the Bird Migrations
Fall is On-The-Way
By Larry Whitely
August has been unusually mild and wonderfully cool and comfortable here in Missouri. Some mornings call for a light jacket and pants instead of shorts and t-shirt. It has felt more like late September ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
SUPERIOR, Wis.. (Aug. 15, 2017) — Tru-Fire, the leading brand for mechanical archery releases, has introduced the single-jaw Bulldog Foldback™ Buckle strap-style archery release. Like all Tru-Fire releases, the new Bulldog is made in the USA, and it features several patented Tru-Fire innovations and a wide range of adjustments. It ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Gain the ScentLok Advantage with Full Season Taktix™
Every Year We Learn from Successful Hunters: They admit, CONCEALING Human Odor is at Top of List
We Found this Affordable, Comfortable, Concealable
Muskegon, MI (August 14, 2017) – Fooling a deer’s eyes and ears can be relatively easy. Stealth and woodsmanship play critical roles, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
MISSOULA, Mont. – Aug 22, 2017 —A key wildlife landscape previously threatened by subdivision in northwest Montana is now permanently protected and in the public’s hands thanks to a collaborative effort between the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, a conservation-minded family and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
“This property lies within the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Antigo, WI – Aug. 24, 2017 – Mepps® continues to ask hunters to save their squirrel tails. The tails are used for their hand-tied, dressed hooks of their world-famous, fish-catching lures. They’ve been recycling squirrel tails for over half-a-century.
“Squirrels are good eating and we can reuse their tails for making ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
Public Comments on the Draft Plan Accepted Through September 1
Goal: Protect Wild Whitetail Deer, Moose and Captive Elk and Other Species
New York is Leading Way to Protect Wildlife and Hunter Resources
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the release of a draft New York ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
By Forrest Fisher
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) has gone beyond the norm to help people everywhere learn more about conservation and hunting, and why hunting is so important to conservation.
Just having returned from a visit to Medora, North Dakota, and the National Park that Teddy Roosevelt created there, I ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
Part 2 of 2
Missouri hasn’t given up on this native game bird.
Grouse need old and young forest to thrive and that means cutting trees.
By Jim Low
Thrup! Thrup-thrup! Thrup-thrup, thrup-thrup-thrupthrupthrupthrupthrup!!!
Goose bumps roughened my arms and a chill crept up my spine. I continued to listen to what could have been someone ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Handy hand-hold knife handle
Four blade inserts
Any common utility knife blade will fit as a replacement blade!
Priced under $40
A Speed Load Tactical model knife has been introduced by Browning for 2017. The new knife features a folding liner lock blade with four replaceable 420J2 stainless steel razor blade inserts. The ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
Durable, hard-coat anodized finish
5-Pin Sight Markers, Adjustable 2nd & 3rd Axis
Micro-Adjust Windage and Elevation is Lockable
Rocky Mountain has expanded its archery sight line-up with the introduction of the new 5-Pin Sight that will feature a hardy, protective, hard-coat-anodized all-aluminum construction available in two mounting configurations: a Direct Mount and a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
From their home in Superior, Wi., Rocky Mountain brand has roared back to life with the introduction of innovative new broadheads as well as a new lineup of archery sights. Leading the sight lineup is the new Rocky Mountain Driver sight that can be adjusted for elevation quickly, easily, and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Total Protection from Mosquitoes, Deer Ticks, Chiggers
Total Protection from No-See-Ums, Black Flies, Sand Fleas, Ants, Gnats
Prevent Zika, Malaria, West Nile, Dengue, Lyme disease, others
Made in the USA
By Forrest Fisher
This article is not an ad, but I suppose it could be. I just want all of my friends and neighbors of ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
Gun owners looking for an over and under shotgun they can use for everything from trap, skeet, sporting clays and upland bird and small game hunting will want to take a look at the new Cynergy CX shotgun from Browning.
Two models of the Cynergy CX are available, the Cynergy CX ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tyler Mahoney
Effective, but BE VERY CAREFUL
Recommended ONLY ON PRIVATE, SECURED LAND
Tactics & Techniques
By Tyer Mahoney
Heavy rain and wind can put the turkeys in a funk where they don’t gobble or respond to calls. Severe rain can wash out nests, which means hens must breed again, thus prolonging the “henned up” effect ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
Made to order method for early-season squirrel hunting.
Muzzleloaders lend new excitement to the old game of squirrel hunting.
Where to go, What to do, How to call, Packing your game sack.
By Jim Low
With turkey season in the rearview mirror and Memorial Day just around the corner, Missouri hunters’ thoughts naturally turn ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
A great way to spend a post-flood summer.
The Missouri River is a conveyor belt for fossils and artifacts.
Finding bits of the past is like stepping onto a time machine.
By Jim Low
A wetter-than-average spring has the Missouri River bank-full today, but it’s only a matter of time until it falls to ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
Spring 2017 will be Above 20,000 Bird Hunter Average
Successive Mild Winters Help Reproduction
2-Bird Season Bag Limit, May 1 -31, 2017
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is opening spring turkey season on May 1 in upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County line, the agency announced today. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
Last weekend’s deluge won’t cut too deeply into this year’s production.
Expect normal breeding behavior for the rest of the season.
By Jim Low
Like everyone else, I was astonished at how much rain fell on southern Missouri over the past weekend, and I was riveted by news of the flooding it caused. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Deployment System is Durable, Deadly,
Stainless Steel Blades
Inexpensive: Under $20 for 3-Pack
From Superior, Wisconsin, a well-known name in the archery broadhead market, Rocky Mountain, debuted its new product line at the ATA in Indianapolis this year. As part of the new line up, Rocky Mountain introduced the new Warhead, a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
It’s not a four-letter word if you are trying to maintain high-quality habitat.
It’s a prescription for healthy wildlife
By Jim Low
They probably didn’t understand the role of fire in nutrient cycling, but they knew that fire renewed landscapes. They might not have known that periodic removal of dead vegetation from ground ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

• Once again, it’s time for Missourians to stand up for wild resources
• White-tail Deer Herd in Trouble
• Missouri Constitution Change Required, Needs Voter Help
By Jim Low
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The growing menace posed by chronic wasting disease (CWD), if left unchecked, will ultimately destroy ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
USA Waterfowl Hunter Population Down 50%
Canada Waterfowl Hunter Numbers Drop 70%
Read the full report online at deltawaterfowl.org or in the Spring Issue of Delta Waterfowl magazine
By STOadmin
BISMARCK, N.D. — We need more waterfowl hunters, and so do the ducks. A Special Report in the Spring Issue of Delta Waterfowl ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin
Tested and Proven, Slip-Cam Mechanical is Deadly
New Meat-Hook Design for Turkey
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Rage has designed a new broadhead specifically for turkey hunters that will eliminate the problem of a flopping-then-fleeing gobbler following an otherwise fast and deadly pass-through. The new Rage Turkey broadhead features a new cut-on-contact tip with a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus
Part 1 of 2
• In-Line Firearms are Safe, Affordable, Accurate
• In Line Firearms are Handsome, Easy to Clean
By Forrest Fisher
All across America, hunters and game management groups have brought the considerations for ancient firearms and science closer together for the fun of new and exciting blackpowder hunting options.
Most states have ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

• Black Bear Sows Have 1-3 cubs Every Other Year
• Black Bear Males are Bigger than Sows
• Bear Super-Abundance: West Virginia has a 2-Bear Limit
By Joe Byers
Black bears thrive in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia as hunting seasons expand to meet the challenge. New York is not far ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

• Part 2 of 2
• CVA Video – About Blackpowder Bullets
• New Sabots vs. Old Ball Bullets, Details
By Forrest Fisher
While there are many other blackpowder firearm models that cost much more, the Optima™ Pro 209 Magnum Break-Action represented the state-of-the-art blackpowder gun building technology when I got started about a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
It’s seldom the easiest, but always the best course
Hunting Teal in the Morning Fog
When No One is Watching, There is Friendship, Kinship, Honesty
By Jim Low
My blood ran cold. Moments earlier, Scott and I had been elated at doubling on a pair of dive-bombing teal. Now, as my retriever returned with ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Wolves May Be Added to Colorado Landscape
Elk Population Recovery in Question
Wolf Population Management Control in Question
By STOadmin
MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is raising a word of warning about a “quiet” movement in Colorado seeking to place wolves on the landscape. It also has grave concerns about the tactics ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jill Easton

Trappers Hate to Trap Possums
Possums Live Slow, Die Young
Possums Are Used for Alzheimer Studies
By Jill J. Easton
At two years old a possum is timeworn. By their second birthday, a possum is starting to look and act like a codger. Their fur loses whatever gloss and shine it once had, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

…by hunting antlers (Jim Low)
I needed to get out of the house yesterday, so I took a brisk, 3-mile walk on trails at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City. At one point, I spied half a dozen deer. The three bucks were easy ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Well-Trained Bird Dogs
Timeless Moments with Old Friends
Tasty, Beautiful, Ringed-neck Pheasants
One Surprising Modern-Day Youngster
By Joe Forma
The well-trained pointing Lab whirled into the red brush and a gorgeous Ringed-neck Pheasant clawed his way airborne. The first of some 50 such flushes for my son, Andy Forma, of Penfield, New York, and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Pre-Cut to 29.5 inches
SC-2 Blade, 100 Grains
Advanced Shock Collar, Non-Fouling Design
Posted by Forrest Fisher
Folks don’t need to tell me personally about how effective the Rage broadheads are. They have proven their value with me the last 7 years. They are deadly effective.
Rage, the number-one-selling mechanical broadhead on the market, now ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Lessons for Stalking Pronghorn
Learn About Tracking, Harvest
Enjoy Field Dressing Tactics, Savory Cooking Details
By Forrest Fisher
In this wonderful video from Ramp Media Outdoors, learn about the passion of how and why hunting brings two brothers together. Despite their extremely busy lives, Matt McMorris and brother, Jeremy, share details about hunting and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Fog, Friends, Food, Fun – All About Duck Hunting
Farms Ponds Frozen, Search Reservoirs for Quacker’s
Using Google Maps and Digital Reckoning
By Jim Low
Like a faithless lover, duck hunting is hard to give up on. I, along with many other Missouri waterfowlers, wrote off the 2016-2017 duck season as a bad ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Adventure, Conservation-Oriented, Sacred Moments
Full Accommodations, Meals Included, Max Comfort
Professional Hunter Guide is Part of Package
Exciting, Relatively Low Cost
By Forrest Fisher
When Jack Coad and Anne O’Leary made a plan to hunt Africa, they planned the hunt of their lifetime. They discovered that South Africa offered more than 30 species of animals ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jill Easton

Possums are Marsupial’s
Possums Play Dead to Live
Possums have More Teeth than Any Other Mammal
By Jill J. Easton
Possums are weird. These 70-million-year-old survivors from the time of dinosaurs have none of the normal qualifications for survival. They are slow and empty-headed, their main trick is to play dead. Almost nothing will ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jill Easton
Coyotes: 40 Pounds of Muscle that Can Bite
Learn “Smart” to Trap Coyote
Leg-Hold Traps Work Best
By Jill J. Easton
A grown coyote can be 40 pounds of muscle and mayhem, and they are one of the smartest animals in the woods. Fasten your traps well and don’t ever assume that a cowering ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

New Shotshells DO Shoot Farther and Kill – BE CAREFUL
Hunt for the Camaraderie, the Excitement, the Deep Spiritual Meaning
By Jim Low
I don’t ordinarily watch hunting shows on television, but the Hunt Channel caught me in a weak moment. I’m still coming to terms with the fact that my 2016 duck ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jill Easton

Coyotes are Adaptable
Coyotes are Omnivores – they eat Animals and Plants
Coyote Screams are Scary
How to Protect your Property from Coyotes
By Jill J. Easton
The banshee keening crescendo turned into high pitched screams. The cacophony made our visitors from New Orleans run to lock the doors and draw the blinds. The sounds ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

What You Need to Know – Which Bow for You?
Bolt Selection Factors, Hunting Tactics
Shooting for Fun
By Forrest Fisher
If you like to hit the bullseye on your target, you like to shoot arrows, except you’re getting older and you’re having problems drawing your compound bow, you might be like quite ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Labs, Beagles & Bassets
Secret, Succulent Rabbit Recipe
By Jim Low
My friend Dave Urich has hunted rabbits behind beagles since childhood. He has always loved the music of baying hounds, but he doesn’t enjoy racing to rescue freshly shot bunnies from a pack of crazed canines. He has never succeeded in ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Labs, Beagles & Bassets
Secret, Succulent Rabbit Recipe
By Jim Low
My friend Dave Urich has hunted rabbits behind beagles since childhood. He has always loved the music of baying hounds, but he doesn’t enjoy racing to rescue freshly shot bunnies from a pack of crazed canines. He has never succeeded in ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jill Easton

Coyote Male-Female Pairs Bond for Life
Cold, Gray-Green Eyes Glow Yellow at Night
Coyotes are Smart and Fast, Can Run 30 mph
By Jill J. Easton
Coyote Migrations
Originally these canines lived only in the northern and western United States. s the plains were settled and farmed, they gradually moved across the country following civilization, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jill Easton

Catching Raccoons
Cute, Dangerous, Carries Many Diseases
#1 Eater of Ground Nesting Birds (Turkey, etc.)
Consider Calling a Licensed Professional
By Jill J Easton
Don’t let that cute mask, button eyes and cute stripped tail fool you. Far too often, having raccoons for neighbors can become a terrible nuisance. These animals are smart and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Things to Know – Florida FWC Rules
Licenses, Seasons, Bag Limits
What You Can and Cannot Do
By Tony Young
There’s a chill in the Florida air, and soon children will be out of school on winter break. During the holidays, I encourage you to take time off from work and spend some quality ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jill Easton

The Hog Epidemic is Here Now!
Invasive Species, Out of Control
Existing Wildlife Threatened – Forage Issue
One SOW Yields 200 newborns in One year!
By Jill J. Easton
For landowners in an ever-increasing area of the country, hogs are a horribly expensive pest. Their rooting makes land untillable, requiring thousands of dollars in leveling ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Missouri Deer Magic
Mentoring – Builds Character, Humility
Camaraderie, Friendship, Fun
Organic Meat for the Freezer
By Jim Low
One of the things I love about deer hunting in Missouri is its democratic nature. With 2.5 million acres of public hunting land managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the USDA Forest ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Shoot When Your Target is in Range
Respect for Opening Day
Can Deer See Colors?
By Joe Forma
Editor Note: This is a touching story of a Dad’s exciting e-message to his son, sharing the fun he found hunting with a friend and his family on one special opening day of big game firearms ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

More Than a Sunrise Greeting!
Sacred Skills for Focus
Natural “Learn How”
By Forrest Fisher
For learning new things about something that men are typically very good at, like hunting – when the outdoor ladies commit, they are ALL IN. Especially when they want to be involved in ALL of the sport: aiming, shooting, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Summit Climbing Stand – Model: Explorer SD (Closed Front)
Possible Fall HAZARD
Details: Summit Treestands LLC, Recalls Explorer SD Closed Front Climbing Stands Due to Fall Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Summit Treestands, LLC 2016 Model Year Explorer SD Closed Front Climbing Stands.
Hazard: Weld may break during use leading to potential fall hazard.
Remedy: ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Understanding Trapping, a Series – PART 1
Predators and Prey
Community Safety
Trapper Heritage Dwindling
By Jill J Easton
The sad truth is that just like hungry hunters the world over, wild predators like eggs. Ground nesting birds – quail, pheasants, grouse, turkeys – and their eggs, are extremely vulnerable until a few weeks after ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Learn What It Is, What It Means
By Jim Low
Last weekend, Missouri hunters brought 19,200 deer to 75 stations set up by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to gather tissue samples to be tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD). It was a huge effort that involved approximately 1,200 MDC employees ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Advice from Tony Bynum
Eye Contact, Image and Action
Photo Gear
By Forrest Fisher
There are those incredible moments in your lifetime when you meet someone and his work, and quickly realize that even after spending a lifetime in the outdoors, there is yet another resource that you need to know so much more ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Friends, Food Plots, Trail Cams are Key
Keep it Simple Archery Strategy
Share Knowledge – Think with Confidence
By Forrest Fisher
Is there anything better that sharing a day in the archery woods with great friends and coming away with two very healthy 8-point bucks? Tough to beat.
That’s how it was for Ryan Van ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

-Hunters encouraged to pass on young bucks
By Forrest Fisher
In the highly sportsmen populated southern zone sector of the Empire State, hunters have been waiting all year for the 3-week long big game firearms hunting season. Wait no longer, it will open this Saturday, November 19, at sunrise.
Despite an unusually balmy ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

-Fun, Tasty Harvest, Little Gear Needed
By Jim Low
One of the things I miss from time that I have spent in Arkansas is green-timber duck hunting. Missouri once had a considerable cypress-tupelo swamp in the southeastern corner of the state, but precious little of that is left. What remains is a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

-License is Required
-Small Game, Wild Turkey, Boars, Bears, Deer and more
-November is Key Month
By Forrest Fisher
If you’re packing your snowbird bags already and are planning ahead to hunt in Florida this year, November in Florida is an awesome month to head for the woods. You have the option to hunt ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

-Super Moon Last Night: Rut Happens in 6-10 days
-Use an Effective Scent
-Keep a Grunt Call and Bleat Call Handy
By Forrest Fisher
All year long, hunters talk with each other about their great experiences in the woods, especially with observing whitetail deer. During the peak of the rut, observing deer is the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

–Ground Blinds offer Advantages of Comfort and Safety
-Low cost, Protection from Weather
By Jim Low
A while back, a friend invited me to hunt deer on his property. When I asked if he had a tree stand I could hunt from, or if I needed to bring my own, he said he ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Dave Barus

-Avoid Sending the “Squirm Message”
-Simplify On-Stand Longevity
-New Technology is Key
By Matt McMorris
As the sun begins to set on another November hunt, I feel myself squirming with discomfort. The cold has begun to nip at my fingers, creep into my toes and then move throughout my body, making what was supposed ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher
Easy, Fun, Less Training Time
By Forrest Fisher
It took 30 years of haggling with legislators and blocked laws in a confused legal system that New York is famous for, not to mention high taxes, but the good usually does win over time, and so it is in New York today. Crossbow ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

-Woodcock Hunting is a Challenge
-Flushes, Shots, Missouri Fun
By Jim Low
It isn’t my favorite game bird – that would be the wild turkey. Nor is it the most delicious I’ve ever eaten – that would the rock ptarmigan. But for a wingshooting challenge, my hands-down favorite is the American woodcock. If ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

-Early Season Deer Hunting
-Scent and Scrape Control
-Understanding Moon Phase
By Forrest Fisher
At this time of year, sportsmen that live to hunt deer with a bow crave the sweet dreams of active outdoor weekends. For archery hunters, every weekend is a hopeful time for finding the deer in their reproductive rut and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

-Early Season Deer Hunting
-Scent and Scrape Control
-Understanding Moon Phase
By Forrest Fisher
At this time of year, sportsmen that live to hunt deer with a bow crave the sweet dreams of active outdoor weekends. For archery hunters, every weekend is a hopeful time for finding the deer in their reproductive rut and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

-Learn Science and Skills to Hunt
-New 267 Page e-Book
-Written by QDMA Field Experts
By Forrest Fisher
There may not be an organization in the outdoors that has done more to allow hunter folks to learn about how they behave and what to do about becoming a more effective hunter than the Quality ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

-Real-Life Close Encounters
-Tradition and Wisdom = Proven Advice
-Building Steady Nerves
By Forrest Fisher
Big bucks and big doe’s too, are at home in thick mature forests. On very windy days where gusts are creeping up to 35-40 mph and more, look for sunken creek beds in gorged out valleys to find the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

-Boundless Potential
-Youth Replenished for Aging Hunters
By Jim Low
Only 7 a.m., and my mind already wandered. The temperature was in the low 40s, not bad for bowhunting in early October. I was excited about being in my favorite tree stand, 20 yards from the intersection of two deer trails, a creek ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

-Food banks and individuals are thankful for hunter generosity
-Hunters Help Communities across America in Many Ways
By STOadmin
When you’re passing the turkey and stuffing around the Thanksgiving dinner table, here’s a story to tell–one that would not be possible without the thoughtfulness and generosity of hunters.
A new study commissioned by the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Tree Stand Safety
Prusik Knot
Many hunters don’t know that accidental falls from tree stands – not firearms-related injuries – are the most frequent cause of deer hunting-related injuries.
Until fairly recently, hunters who used tree stands simply accepted this risk as inherent to their sport. Few took measures to prevent falls and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

No Ordinary Rubber Ducky!
One of my earliest memories is being in the bathtub with my brother, Rick, and playing with inflatable ducks. That’s right, rubber duckies. But not just any rubber duckies. These were life-sized, and they were painted with life-like colors. Years later, it finally occurred to me to ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

– 3-Day Columbus Weekend Special Firearm Season (Oct. 8-10, 2016)
– For Properly Licensed Youth – 14 and 15 years Old
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds us that this weekend brings a new opportunity for junior hunters, as New York’s annual Youth Big Game Hunt on Columbus Day ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

By Richard H. Creason
Metal Detectors, Simple Outdoor Fun
Getting Started in Treasure-Finding
Step by slow step, you cross the old yard. Your eyes scan the ground. Your ears are tuned to the slightest sound. The machine you’re holding follows the motion of your arm—right, left, right, left. Anticipation builds. You know it’s ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

By Rich Creason
Metal Detectors, Fun and Profitable
Seek New Sites, Learn About Permissions Required
After you decide on your dealer and the machine you want, ask for a lesson on how to use it. This includes instructions on the proper way to get your finds out of the ground. For most targets, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

There is this nasty pest of a disease called Lyme. This is becoming a breakout year for deer tick numbers in the northeast, especially New York, and the infested percentage of deer ticks with Lyme is increasing rapidly. Be cautious, here is more about what to know and what to ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low
My first forays into cooking anything other than scrambled eggs often involved ground beef and cream of mushroom soup. Those dishes weren’t sophisticated, but they were fast, easy and sustaining for a college student for whom “middle-age spread” was still several years away.
Campbell’s got less and less of my business ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Just like many of us already know, education is the key to success in just about anything in life. From the numbers and illustrations noted on the New York State DEC Hunter Safety Website – and shared here, we can see that New York State’s hunter education courses have proven ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Pilot Project Concludes on Public Input for Deer Populations
Evaluation and Assessment Continues
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has a pilot effort in progress to improve collection of public input about deer impacts and desired deer population levels (www.dec.ny.gov/press/103053.html). This is a collaborative venture with Cornell University and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

A True Story of Survival
Dave Reid of New Bloomfield had been in his tree stand for about three hours on opening day of the November deer season. He was stiff from sitting as still as possible, so he allowed himself the luxury of a stretch.
“I stood up, and the stand ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Choosing to hunt deer and elk without a guide from a tent camp in the heart to game country is high adventure and an affordable option.
Shooting light had barely arrived when a bull elk stepped from the edge of the park 200 yards away. Although I only caught a glimpse, ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

-Doves, Ducks and Deer are sure to be on hunters’ minds this week
-Missouri Hunters Smile and Say, “Whata’ We Hunting Today?”
We made it! The long dry spell for hunting is nearly over, and Show-Me State hunters once again will be savoring the piquant smell of burned gunpowder and the twang ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

For Junior Competition Shooting Mentors and Coaches
ON THE MARK is published quarterly by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (http://thecmp.org). It is dedicated to disseminating news and information about junior shooting activities to leaders and coaches of junior shooting clubs, teams and camps.
The primary purpose of the publication is to help youth ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Simple, Fast, Accurate
Hi-Performance Distance Measurement
By Doug Howlett
SIG Electro-Optics is relatively new to the outdoor scene, but SIG quality certainly is not. Starting as the Swiss Wagon Factory in 1853 to build wagons and railway cars, it was just 11 years later that the company landed a contract with the Swiss ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Dove Hunters Should Have Trigger Itch in Missouri
Great Prospects – Add Considerations for Safety
A big plus for all dove hunters, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has a long-standing practice of managing hundreds of fields in statewide conservation areas for the benefit of doves and dove hunters.
Most of these fields ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

Built by Elk Hunters for Elk Hunters
By Brad Fenson
I’m already preparing for elk hunts this fall and like every year, I look for any advantage I can find to help me anchor a bull when I head to the woods. Checking out the new Rocky Mountain Hunting Calls (RMHC) at ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

By Jim Monteleone
I love the outdoors and all its creatures. There are days in the fall when I carry a bow and others when a firearm is the tool of choice. Then there are other days when I carry a Canon. Not a cannon but a Canon. It is a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

We learned last month that the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners recently discussed restrictions regarding the use of trail cameras and proposing new regulations.
No Cam’s during Hunting Season
The proposed regulation would ban the use of trail cameras for big game hunting between August 1 and December 31 in Nevada wildlife ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Learn About Deer Sex – Antlers, Genes, Hormones and Nutrition
I changed out the memory cards in my trail cameras yesterday. This always feels like Christmas, not knowing what I will find “under the tree.” This time, the biggest excitement was a close-up of a buck that stuck its head right ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

New Tactic Device is Deadly Tool
Wanna’ fight? Turkeys do. After decades of learning the nuances of yelps, purrs, and clucks I’ve come to the conclusion that the best way to outsmart an old gobbler is to challenge it with a rival.
Ken Byers and I were cruising a large ranch when ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Irresistible Calls to Touch a Tom’s Hot Button
Spring gobblers like what they like. Some will shock gobble an owl hoot, crow call, even a car horn while a similar tom roosting just down the ridge won’t make a peep.
My dad and I used to hunt a small farm that held ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

New Tactic Device is Deadly Tool
Wanna’ fight? Turkeys do. After decades of learning the nuances of yelps, purrs, and clucks I’ve come to the conclusion that the best way to outsmart an old gobbler is to challenge it with a rival.
Ken Byers and I were cruising a large ranch when ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

There is nothing quite so exciting!
By Tony Young
My interest in hunting the quirky-moving, nervous-acting, but beautifully colored wild turkey was piqued about 15 years ago by an old high school friend and bandmate of mine, Todd Bevis.
Todd’s a turkey-hunting fanatic if I’ve ever seen one, and the excitement in his ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Mentoring, First-Time Turkey Hunting, Sharing the Outdoors
I don’t recall exactly when I started deriving more pleasure from game shot by others, than from animals I bagged myself. I suppose it was inevitable that the switch to proxy hunting would begin with the wild turkey, whose pursuit offers rewards too abundant ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

The message from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is a message that applies to turkey hunters across the country as turkey seasons open and run for about a month in multiple states at this time of year – Hunt Safely.
The Kansas Spring Turkey Season opened April 12 ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bill Hilts

New York’s spring youth turkey hunt is just around the corner, set for April 23-24, 2016. This is a perfect opportunity to give junior nimrods the opportunity to have the outdoor stage all to themselves – along with an adult mentor, of course. All the young hunter needs is a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

Sometimes old friends meet in a familiar place. If you’re a turkey hunter, you know there is something extra special for those moments when a hunter and the woods come together in search of a nearby gobble. It’s downright exciting!
There is a special sort of celebration to enjoy because this ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Hunting for Mushrooms is Great Outdoor Fun
My wife is remarkably tolerant of all the time I spend outdoors. I flatter myself that she is genuinely glad when I return, but I also have noticed that she welcomes me home with special enthusiasm when I bring back venison or morel mushrooms. ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Jim Low

Ethics are important for all hunters, but for turkey hunters, they can make the difference between a pleasurable outdoor experience and disaster. If you don’t believe it, ask David Bozoian.
He was hunting on his land in Lewis County, Missouri, when two men who lacked ethics came onto his property. The ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Even at age 93, my father was a terror on groundhogs and kept his rifle propped in the corner of the kitchen for quick action when a chuck began feeding in his alfalfa field. A crack shot, the WWII marksman would lean out the kitchen window and unleash his vengeance ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bill Hilts

To the dismay of many deer hunters in Western New York, the state announced last fall that they would be going through with their plan to adopt new regulations in 12 Wildlife Management Units around the state where deer populations have gotten out of control. This includes WMUs 9A and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Call in the “Boss Hog” tom – Here is the Trick to How
Savvy turkey hunters use creativity to outsmart wily gobblers, and there are few hunting challenges that compare to taking a mature gobbler with a bow and arrow. Gobblers, blessed with incredible eyesight, quickly detect the draw of a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

The 2015 New York hunting season proved to be one of the safest on record and yielded the first year without a hunting-related shooting fatality since the 1950s, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. DEC’s 2015 Hunting Safety Statistics report (PDF, 141 ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

I see as much game in one African day as I may in an entire season in North America. The experience is awesome and within the financial reach of every working man or woman – the bargain basement deal of a lifetime. Outfitters in South Africa and Namibia offer a ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
stoadmin

New York Study Plan Result is to Educate and Encourage Hunters to Voluntarily Pass-up Young Bucks
A multi-year study to guide buck management in New York State found deer hunters prefer to harvest older bucks and that further expanding mandatory antler restrictions is not warranted at this time. Instead, NYS will ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

One of the best deer rifles in the country just got an upgrade. Here’s a report from one of the first users.
Sometimes a fellow gets lucky and that’s how I felt when I had the chance to hunt elk with Ken Jorgenson, marketing director of Sturm Ruger. The American Rifle ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

One GOOD Answer: Far More GIANT Deer, Far fewer Hunters!
Whitetail deer are the most populous big game animal in the USA, so why should a hunter travel to Canada to hunt them?
Alberta
“Most state-side hunters have never hunted deer where there are caribou, elk, mule deer, grizzly bear, black bear ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

When the New York State Conservation Council (NYSCC) Big Game Committee met last week at Pine Bush Discovery Center in Guilderland, New York (near Albany), the guest list was filled with many time-honored members of the New York State big game hunting community, including New York State Department of Environmental ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Turkey hunters love gear and it seems we can never get enough to outsmart those un-killable toms. I once hunted a flock of Merriam’s in South Dakota that had been pursued relentlessly the week prior to my arrival. “The birds are there, but they won’t come to a call and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Tackling a wily spring gobbler with archery gear is super exciting, yet the broadhead you select can make all of the difference. I learned this the hard way last spring after work caused me to miss the opening week of the season. I have permission to hunt a small farm ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Bill Hilts

Due to expanding numbers of local goose populations in the South Area of New York State, there will continue to be a relatively new late Canada goose season, March 5 – 10, this year.
Hunters will be allowed to harvest five birds per person per day. The South Area starts in ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tyler Mahoney

As deer season winds down, many are left wondering what to do with their outdoor lives, but I have the solution with an underrated activity not widely talked about: rabbit hunting!
If you’ve seen rabbits hopping around in your hunting area, chances are there’s a lot more you haven’t seen! Here ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Pure and simple, I hate wolves. It’s beyond me how anyone can profess a love and respect wildlife yet support these merciless killers. Hunting in packs, wolves kill whatever animals they want, but mostly prey on big game in deep snow where they become helpless and of course calves and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Tyler Mahoney

It’s That Time, Here is Some Advice
Deer season may be closed for most, but a new season is just starting: shed hunting season! Searching for shed antlers offers a fun experience for everyone and also provides valuable scouting insight for next fall.
Follow this advice and your shed hunts will be ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Eric Dinger

In the interest of helping every hunter learn more about their hunting area, QDMA and Powderhook a new free App called “Deer Tracker that allows hunters to monitor deer activity and harvests in their neck of the woods and across the country. QDMA and Powderhook hope to use the data ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Call it an Arctic clipper, Polar Vortex, or other trendy name, yet whitetail deer have dealt with the challenges of winter for 1000’s of years and are doing fine. The colder the weather the more you can bet that your hunting competition is in the warm, one of the reasons ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

When the season’s is at 4th and long most hunters punt, despite the multitude of great bucks still in the game. Here’s how to score in the final quarter, even on the last day.
“You guys can sleep in tomorrow if you want,” said guide Josh Cobb, my host on the ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Joe & Vel Byers

Decades ago, squirrels were a very popular game species. I once flew to Mississippi to hunt squirrels with Mr. Fox, the patriarch of the Mossy Oak family, a hunt I’ll never forget. Mr. Fox belonged to a hunt club where members bagged a limit most days of the season and ...
Read More >> January 23, 2024
Forrest Fisher

In the norther zone archery woods right now, from Maine to North Dakota, the outdoor whitetail deer action is ready to rock as the calendar moves toward rutting activity. This is the time when rutting bucks are chasing does that are not ready to mate. As a hunter, it’s pretty ...
Read More >> August 28, 2023
Larry Whiteley

My dad didn’t allow me to cry, but I cried when I shot my first bird.
The big boys don’t cry and real men don’t cry rule gradually faded away after my dad passed.
Men need to know there is nothing wrong with showing emotions. That does not make them any less ...
Read More >> June 16, 2023
Dave Barus

Deer Ticks (Blacklegged Ticks – Ixodes Scapularis) can carry Lyme Disease and are VERY TINY in physical size.
Protect yourself by becoming aware of their size and available repellents (Picaridin & Permethrin) that can work to keep ticks off of you and your loved ones.
Learn what to do if you ...
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May 9, 2023
Forrest Fisher

The Hunting Wire is looking for Voice of Leadership Panelists
Special interest in voices from the guide/outfitting realm, ammunition communities, archery communities, local/state/federal agencies
If you’re interested, send me an email at jay@theoutdoorwire.com
The Hunting Wire team would like to thank you for helping us grow in 2023. We are bigger and better ...
Read More >> November 17, 2022
Dave Barus

Hunter Orange or Pink is required when hunting with a firearm in NYS – NYS Hunting Accidents in 2021 are the LOWEST ON RECORD.
NYS Hunter Education information: Basic Rules of Hunter Safety.
Chautauqua County is among the highest deer harvest areas in NYS.
NYS Whitetail Deer are 100 percent CWD-FREE. More than 200,000 ...
Read More >> September 10, 2022
Dave Barus

Georgia allows hunters to harvest up to 10 antlerless deer and no more than two antlered deer.
Deer of either sex may be taken with archery equipment at any time on private land during the deer season.
To pursue deer in Georgia, hunters must have a valid hunting license, a big game ...
Read More >> May 28, 2022
Dawn Redner

Answer: During the 2022 Illinois turkey hunting season!
25-pound bird, 12-inch beard, double-triple spurs…UNREAL.
Full camo shotgun, full camo boots and garb, 25-yards, aim, squeeze, shot – BANG…BIRD DOWN.
A surreal moment after harvest, it will last me FOR ALL TIME.
By Dawn Redner, with Forrest Fisher
The Illinois turkey season was open and, honestly, ...
Read More >> March 29, 2022
Dave Barus

By Bob Holzhei
With tick season just a few weeks away, outdoor folks – especially turkey hunters, are preparing to sit their butts down in the woods. It might be good to know about the tick prevention safety guide that has been developed by Brian Anderson, who is from Iron Mountain, ...
Read More >> November 20, 2020
Dave Barus
Woodsy turkey call sounds combine screech and scratch controls
Henry C. Gibson and Eric Steinmetz each provided sound innovations about 120 years apart
Tone and tune change in one box that allows clucking, purring, yelping and cackling is about pure genius
By Larry Whiteley
Now some of you probably read that headline, and your ...
Read More >> June 30, 2020
Larry Whiteley

Mentors play an important role in our outdoor heritage and future
By Larry Whiteley
David Merrill grew up hiking, fishing, and camping in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. It was an amazing place where a young David would discover many life experiences in the great outdoors as he roamed through the mountains and valleys ...
Read More >> March 27, 2020
Larry Whiteley

New hunting land…I saw 33 deer on one day, 57 deer on another day, here’s how.
Controlling your body odor is critical, there is only one good way, most critical.
Trail cam’s that talk with remote pictures can help us map out deer kill zones.
By Larry Whiteley
You are probably thinking why ...
Read More >> November 27, 2019
Hunter Whiteley

Preparation is key, my 4-step “How-To” process:
Identify Deer Trails, make false scrapes, choose key areas
Hang tree stands, add safety lifelines
Control human scent (what works for me and my family)
Monitor weather, look for a rising barometer and cold front: Prime Time
By Hunter Whiteley
Going into this year’s hunting season, I was ...
Read More >> December 13, 2018
Larry Whiteley

Sightmark riflescopes include a lifetime warranty
Multicoated Optics for Max Light Transmission in all conditions
Etched glass reticles, in red or green, are illuminated to deliver optimal shot placement
Easy-to-use Elevation and Windage Adjustments
Durable, Handsome, Affordable
By Larry Whitely
I was asked to do a review on the Sightmark Core TX 4-16×44 MR ...
Read More >> November 14, 2018
Larry Whiteley

Decoys, Calls and Dry Gear to Bring Home the Birds
Get a Waterfowl Shotgun that is Dependable
By Larry Whiteley
Waterfowl season is here or almost here depending on where you live. If you are addicted to waterfowl hunting like my family, here are some of the products my family and I use ...
Read More >> November 3, 2018
Larry Whiteley

Stay dry, Stay Still, Stay Safe – Here’s How
Smell like the woods, Know Where You Are and Want To Go, Bring the Deer to You – Here’s How
Deer Down, Time for Venison Jerky – Here’s How
By Larry Whiteley
Deer hunting season is here if you are a bow or crossbow hunter ...
Read More >> July 25, 2018
Larry Whiteley

Modern Secret for Seeing More Deer
When to Use Cover Scent
Why Deer can Smell Us
By Larry Whiteley
My wife has what you might call a “sensitive nose”. She smells odors a lot of times and I don’t. When I get in her vehicle it smells like a rose garden or an ocean ...
Read More >> July 19, 2018
Larry Whiteley

Some 300-500 hunters are KILLED ANNUALLY in tree stand accidents
Some 6,000 hunters sustain permanent injuries ANNUALLY
FACT: 1 out of every 3 hunters who use tree stands will fall during their hunting career
By Larry Whiteley
Did that headline scare you? I hope so because I wanted to get your full attention. For ...
Read More >> March 21, 2018
Larry Whiteley

Turkey Hunting, a Giant Gobbler, I Raise my Gun
Geese Fly Overhead in V-Formation, it’s a Signal
I Draw My Bow…that Green Arrow, “Oh Yea, My Story Takes a Turn
By Larry Whiteley
The old gobbler is searching for me.
I’ve done a good job making him think I’m a hen.
He’s literally tripping ...
Read More >> November 6, 2017
Larry Whiteley
Memories, SPECIAL Times and Mice
Practical Jokes, Sunrise, Sunset, Nature and DEER
Great Food, Great Stories, Great People, FUN
By Larry Whiteley
Every deer camp has its cast of camp characters. Individuals with their own special uniqueness, but when blended together like spices and seasonings in a recipe, make deer camp so special.
My deer ...
Read More >> October 31, 2017
Larry Whiteley

Donate All or Part of your Deer
4,280 Hunters Donated 198,277 Pounds of Venison in 2016
SHARE THE HARVEST Program is Sponsored and Coordinated
By Larry Whiteley
There are thousands of struggling, needy people here in Missouri (and everywhere). Even with government assistance, it’s sometimes hard to have enough food to put on the ...
Read More >> May 2, 2017
Larry Whiteley
Where to Look and Why You Need to START NOW
By Larry Whiteley
I know it’s a long time until fall, but if you don’t have your own land to hunt or know somebody that will let you hunt on their land, or have a deer hunting lease; now is the time ...
Read More >> December 6, 2016
stoadmin

One Way to Meet Mr. Big Deer!
About the “Tink-Tink” Learning Curve
Moments of Joy, Moments of Magic
By Joe McAdams
My son Shawn grew up in an outdoors family. We hunt, fish, trap shoot and love the outdoors. When he was 14 years old, he already had 2 years of small game hunting ...
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