Should The Bullet Pass Through A Deer?
Q: Is it better for a bullet to pass through or stop in a deer? I’ve heard good arguments on both sides. Those who want the bullet to pass through want the extra hole so more blood comes out if they have to follow the deer. Those who want the bullet not to exit say...
Hunters Helping To Build Schools In Africa
Dr. Peter Nalos is a cardiologist and evangelist minister in Bakersfield, California. He is—or was—also a serious big game hunter with countless trophies and awards and records to his name. While he has hunted widely in many different countries, he—like so many other...
Register for Winter Depredation Hunts
As winter approaches, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) reminds resident hunters of unique opportunities that could exist later this winter. GFP’s Wildlife Damage Management Program assists landowners with wildlife depredation abatement programs and services....
Joining The Ancient Club Of Ibex Hunters In Spain
A Beceite ibex stood atop an Iberian cliff across the canyon from us, its improbably long horns bowed against its rocky homeland. This was nothing new. That ram’s ancestors had posed on the same ledge while Hannibal’s elephants were lumbering through this region 2,200...
Horses I Have Known: The Houdini
This horse, while not intrinsically mean, is nonetheless a master escape artist. No series of knots, regardless of their complexity, are capable of securing this animal for more than about 30 seconds, which is generally just about enough time for you to walk out of...
Young Hunters Check 1,909 Deer During Missouri Late Youth Season
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 1,909 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2019 deer hunting season, Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. Of the 1,909 deer harvested, 752 were...
NM Biologists Begin Tracking A Pronghorn Herd At High Elevations
In New Mexico, herds of pronghorn are typically found roaming the high plains throughout the eastern part of the state. This expanse of land varies in elevation between 4,000 and 7,000 feet. A particular herd of a few hundred, however, spends the warmer months at...
Chesapeake Bay Retriever: A Plain Great Dog
My first hunting dog was a Chesapeake Bay retriever. That might seem a poor choice of first-time hunting dog, Chesapeakes being notoriously idiosyncratic—if you use that word to express their penchant for independent thinking. Other words would be eccentric, singular,...
Arkansas Deer Harvest Passes 140,000
During first two weeks of the 2019 modern gun deer season, Arkansas hunters harvested more than 140,000 deer throughout the state. To put that into perspective, Arkansas hunters had already checked more deer than the total harvest for any year before 1995 in The...
How To keep Your Dog Safe From Toxic Algae
Spot the toxic algae Don't let your dog drink or swim in water if: It's slimy or looks like foam, scum or mats on the surface of the water. The color is weird. Harmful algal blooms can be blue, bright green, brown or red and may look like paint floating on the water....