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....
Horses I Have Known: The Commuter
Wranglers know that certain horses like to lead and other horses are better off following the animal ahead of them. The commuter is a horse who is somewhere in the middle of the group and spends its time alternating between burying its nose in the nether regions of...
Woodman’s Pal – America’s Machete Since WWII
SPONSORED CONTENT The Woodman’s Pal® is an iconic land management tool with a long and storied history dating back to 1941 when Swiss National Frederick Ehrsam introduced it to the market. Ehrsam, who settled in PA, was an experienced engineer, artist and woodsman who...
Montana Records First Suspected Case Of CWD In Wild Elk
Montana has recorded its first suspected case of chronic wasting disease in wild elk. The cow elk was harvested by a landowner on private land northeast of Red Lodge earlier this month and samples were extracted from the carcass in Billings Nov. 6, 2019. Tests results...
Measuring Roosevelt’s Rogue Bull Moose
As an official Boone and Crockett measurer, Ron Boucher of Waterford, Vermont, who speaks fluent French, had scored several heads for his good friend, André Beaudy, a native of Quebec. Both André and Ron were later instrumental in helping to establish an arm of the...
Sporting Classics Store Adds High-End Clothing
When shopping for a discerning sportsman or woman this holiday season, be sure to check out Sporting Classics’ online store where we offer quality items that fit any budget. Though mostly known for our outstanding selection of sporting books and knives, Sporting...