Deadly Disease Detected in California Wild Rabbits
CDFW diagnosed Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in a black-tailed jackrabbit carcass submitted from private property near Palm Springs in early May. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in conjunction with the California Animal Health and Food Safety...
Bringing the Outdoors to Your Living Room
In recent times, many of us have been daydreaming of our next big hunting or fishing trip while stuck inside. Glen Dene Hunting & Fishing New Zealand is bringing the outdoors in by sharing exciting stories of adventurers and their outdoor experiences, putting our...
Dispatch from FTW Ranch SAAM Course: Day 3
Today I went hunting for the very first time and it's safe to say I'm hooked. Instead of beginning our day in the classroom, we rode out to one of the ranges to practice shooting in different positions. Our instructor, Dave, spent some time showing us how to use...
Dispatch from FTW Ranch SAAM Course: Day 2
I wasn’t sure how my second day here could top my first, which was full of accomplishments, but then I remembered I’m at FTW and that’s how things work around here. We spent the morning with another hour-long class session where our instructor went into more detail...
Not-So-Positive Predators
Anyone and everyone who encourages the growth of predator populations is actually contributing to increased animal suffering in the wild. After centuries of uninformed overuse and abuse of wildlife, American conservationists/scientists in the early 20th century...
Oklahoma Approves Changes for Antlerless Deer, Waterfowl Hunting
Deer hunters will have more opportunities to harvest antlerless deer this fall, and waterfowlers will have more hunting days in the middle of the season. With antlerless deer harvest trending downward the past few years, biologists with the Oklahoma Department of...
Thrills Above Kills
Beneath the watchful eyes of the spirits, he would follow his dream of hunting a single species of African game. Sometimes in the deep of night, when I'm alone with my thoughts, I reflect on the moment. And it's always the eyes that I remember. Probably because that's...
Nebraska Boasts Wild Turkey Variety
One reason Nebraska claims to have the nation’s best turkey hunting is its variety of subspecies of the big bird. Bryce Gerlach, a forester for the National Wild Turkey Federation and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission who is an avid hunter, said the Cornhusker State...
Idaho Non-Residents Can Apply for Big Game Controlled Hunts
Fish and Game staff have gotten some questions about this topic, so here’s a quick reminder regarding the temporary suspension of some nonresident licenses and tags. Nonresident hunters can still buy a nonresident hunting license, which enables them to apply for deer,...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Caping a Turkey
Just as an oft-used adage suggests “there’s more than one way to skin a cat,” so are there multiple ways to skin a turkey. Mind you, if you have plans to roast or deep-fry your gobbler, it shouldn’t really be skinned at all. Plucking is a tedious, time-consuming...