A lot of hunters have a negative view of game populations on public land, but anyone willing to put in some work can find ...
The newly formed Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame recently announced that it has started the selection process for the first class of inductees.
I spent a few days in late January at my family’s farm in Perry County, Ill., where I once again found several 40-acre corn stubble fields filled with snow geese.
North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 17 and continues through May 12. Residents must have a 2023-24 (valid through March 31) or 2024-25 (required April 1) combination ...
Leech Lake and its muskies have become ground zero in debate about forward-facing sonar and whether new regulations could protect big fish later into summer. A document – “Minnesota’s Muskie Dilemma” ...
As a turkey hunter, I never get tired of hearing the early morning hoot of a barred owl. It’s even more fun when two or more of them hoot to each other. The “who– who–who-cooks-for-you” call is as ...
I spent a few days in late January at my family’s farm in Perry County, Ill., where I once again found several 40-acre corn stubble fields filled with snow geese. Flocks made up of thousands of birds ...
For several summers, that’s about all my son and I did. Mornings and evenings and weekends, we’d be on the water, chasing bass. He’d ask to go walleye fishing. I’d remind him, “We’re bass fishermen,” ...
There are several big reasons why many “mom and pop” resorts have closed in Minnesota. But media coverage of this important topic rarely includes the multiple reasons why so many traditional resorts ...
Ever since New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.4099/A.2917 in December 2023 – an amendment to the state’s environmental conservation law that “makes certain hunting contests, competitions, tournaments ...
Who knew more than 40 years ago that a dozen Wisconsin men sitting around and talking about ways to improve pheasant hunting would evolve into a group 4,200 members strong with 20 chapters today – and ...
In and around the central part of the state, it’s no secret that Rice Lake near Paynesville is one of the most productive and popular fishing lakes in Stearns County. The fact that Aitkin County’s ...