The four of us out that cold day knelt by our ice divots and soon brought up the fattest, brightest yellow perch this side of ...

At one time the Adirondacks harbored the bulk of New York’s white-tailed deer herd. Hunting was big business and enjoyed by groups like the Mel Slack Camp near Speculator, shown above in 1921. (Photos ...

I thought I was done. My hunting clothes were cleaned, and my rifle was given a thorough scrubbing, but there was one thing I neglected to do. I realized I forgot to properly care for the six trail ...

Neil F. Payne ranks as one of Wisconsin’s legendary wildlife biologists. My knowledge of Payne began simply through his emails to me every spring and fall asking for an address change from his summer ...

Drop your jig a couple of feet below the ice and then hold the line and slowly drop the line and jig another 10 to 12 inches at a time to draw crappies and sunfish. According to “Tackle” Terry Tuma, ...

If you’ve had a hunting dog for more than five minutes, you know that they don’t stop. Running, jumping, swimming, fetching … it’s all done at top speed without pause. You are the only thing standing ...

Luke Garver has fielded many suggestions from turkey hunters since taking his current job in October 2016. Some good, some not. But come April, when the Illinois spring turkey hunting season opens, ...

Marc Loveland stood near the entrance of the Empire State Plaza Convention Center, in Albany, N.Y., watching dozens of vendors prepare for what would be the second day of his first big gun show in the ...

Hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation issues can change quickly with a nasty winter, disease and other influences that challenge the animals on the landscape and the people who pursue them. Then ...

What do charter school students, Wisconsin DNR fish biologists, financial donors, muskies, and northern pike have in common? A new study taking place on Spider Lake in Sawyer County that will take a ...

While studying sites and scheduling dates for spring turkey hunts with family and friends, I can’t shake bad memories of November’s gun deer season and their impact on my spring plans. Wisconsin’s ...

With most lakes locked up tight this year, anglers can dial in some excellent panfish fishing on southwest Michigan lakes like Gull, Gun, and the Randall Lake chain, according to Michigan DNR ...