Michigan Man Charged: 125 Wildlife Crimes
A Chippewa County, Michigan man is charged with 125 wildlife crimes following DNR investigation. A 56-year-old Pickford man was arraigned Wednesday morning in Chippewa County’s 91st District Court on 125 wildlife misdemeanor charges, following a months-long...
Death of a Tusker
Poaching of Africa's elephants continues at alarming levels, spurred by poverty, corrupt government officials, and the demand for illegal ivory in Asian countries. My earliest and fondest memories of the Kenya bush are the times I spent in Tsavo National Park and its...
Kansas DWPT Donates 2,000 Pounds of Elk and Bison Meat to Local Food Banks
In a time when “every little bit helps,” the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Public Lands Division has found a big way to help those in need. KDWPT’s Public Lands staff donated 2,137 pounds of elk and bison meat to seven food banks across...
Arizona Big Game Super Raffle Offers “Early Bird” Prizes
The deadline to enter the 15th annual Arizona Big Game Super Raffle is still three months away, but May 31 is the last day to be eligible to win the “early bird” prize for May — one of five Vortex Ranger 1800 Laser Rangefinders. For each online order for raffle...
Nebraska Man Sentenced to Jail for Deer Violations
A 29-year-old Phelps County man was sentenced May 13 to jail time in Phelps County Court after being convicted of multiple deer hunting violations. Nebraska conservation officers had investigated Arthur Underwood, Jr. for multiple hunting violations during the 2019...
The General
Once he strikes a trail, a great rabbit dog like The General might just keep a'goin...on and on to the damn ends of God's green earth. Everybody in the piedmont had heard of the General, but nobody had hunted with him. His owner, Reverend Eddie Chapman, had become...
NRA’s Steel Magnolias
Meet some of the women who are infusing the NRA with high-octane energy, fresh thinking and the power of the purse...all with a feminine touch. The nickname "steel magnolias" first imprinted on the rest of the world by way of the 1989 movie of the same name, studded...
The Captain and Me
Fifty years later, the old men were boys once again. I suppose there was a time when the Captain and I did not know one another, when he did not call me a smart ass, but neither of us can recall when that might have been. We are about half senile now, or at least we...
The $100,000 Deer
Lessons in Cold War economics and stag hunting with the KGB under the hammer and sickle of Soviet Communism. Did I ever tell you about the time I paid a hundred thousand dollars for a deer? The money wasn't mine of course, and it was in rubles, Russian money, but...
Dispatch from FTW Ranch SAAM Course: Day 4
Every single person I met at FTW Ranch was kind, supportive, helpful and enjoyable, and I am leaving here not just with new knowledge, but a lot of new friends. Fredo and I met at 6 a.m. to hunt for hogs again this morning. It had just finished raining and was still...