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 ...

A passing motorist saw a person cut off the head of a vehicle-killed white-tailed buck, place the head in the trunk of his car, and drive off. The passing motorist was pretty sure some aspects of this ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The calm, cold weather, and a colorful morning sky provided a great backdrop for the opening of Pennsylvania’s general elk season Nov. 4. Sixty-eight fortunate hunters drew permits for this limited ...