Craig Springer, USFWS – Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Not the Fool Hen Blues

by Craig Springer, USFWS – Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program | Aug 25, 2021

Dusky grouse have a curious way of making a living. They migrate come winter, but not the direction we might think. There is a bird migration underway right now, but it is not what you may think. It’s late August. National Shooting Sports month is coming to a close....

Upland Hunting: Two Surprising Ways to Bag More Game

by Craig Springer, USFWS – Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program | Jun 23, 2021

Industry-funded research reveals surprising truths about upland hunting. Here are two new ways to increase your chances on upland game. Upland wildlife research funded through Wildlife Restoration, derived from excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and archery gear,...

Shining the Spotlight on Spring Deer Management

by Craig Springer, USFWS – Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program | Apr 28, 2021

Casting a bright spotlight on deer in the dark serves as a remarkable tool used in deer management in Iowa, and may prove useful elsewhere. Shining or jacklighting white-tailed deer is a known poaching technique. A bright spotlight cast on deer in the dark of the...

The Art of the Hunt – A Daughter’s Experience

by Craig Springer, USFWS – Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program | Mar 11, 2021

The dull thud kicks her wiry frame and the bird falls like a sack.

The Pittman-Robertson Act Came at the Right Time

by Craig Springer, USFWS – Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program | Nov 18, 2020

Carl Shoemaker was a fulcrum of sorts who heaved the Pittman-Robertson Act into law. The resulting industry-state-federal partnership has been a boon to wildlife conservation and people across the country. It seems odd to say this, but Ohioan Joseph List may have...

Not the Fool Hen Blues

Upland Hunting: Two Surprising Ways to Bag More Game

Shining the Spotlight on Spring Deer Management

The Art of the Hunt – A Daughter’s Experience

The Pittman-Robertson Act Came at the Right Time

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