One Big Bull Elk, No Rifle

One Big Bull Elk, No Rifle

I’m still not sure who was more startled when our trails suddenly crossed, that big bull elk or me. Bear Canyon. Iron Springs. The Beaver Slide. Cañones Creek, Grouse Mesa, Bandit Peak, and the great Poso Valley—all names of places I have come to treasure over the...
Maryland Waterfowl Festival Postponed Until 2021

Maryland Waterfowl Festival Postponed Until 2021

For the first time in its history, the iconic Waterfowl Festival that draws 15,000+ people to Easton, Maryland each year will not be held this November – at least not in its usual form. Instead, the Festival, along with conservation partner Waterfowl Chesapeake, will...
California Deer and Pig Hunting Applications

California Deer and Pig Hunting Applications

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for a limited number of deer and pig hunting permits for opening weekend of the A Zone general season, Aug. 8–9, 2020. This is not a special hunt, but rather a drawing to control the...
Snake Tales: Too-Close-for-Comfort Snake Encounters

Snake Tales: Too-Close-for-Comfort Snake Encounters

As I reached up with the rope, I found myself eye-to-eye with a very large cottonmouth moccasin. Like, really large. You probably won’t find this a shocking news flash, but most folks don’t like snakes. Even at the sight of one, most will flee for shelter, or grab the...
Nebraska Big Game Draw Permit Applications

Nebraska Big Game Draw Permit Applications

Hunters may begin applying for 2020 big game draw permits June 8. Residents and nonresidents may apply for one deer permit, residents may apply for one elk permit, and residents and eligible landowners may apply for one antelope permit. The application period begins...
Sunday Shenanigans: Mysterious Ways

Sunday Shenanigans: Mysterious Ways

Sunday or not, day of rest or not, I reckon we’ve got a pair of bucks out in the woods that need to be tended to. When modern deer hunting seasons were first established in Georgia during the late 1950s and early ’60s, it was against the law to hunt on...
North Dakota Deer Application Deadline June 3

North Dakota Deer Application Deadline June 3

Hunters are reminded the deadline for submitting applications for the 2020 deer gun season is Wednesday, June 3. With North Dakota Game and Fish Department offices closed to public access until further notice, applicants for regular deer gun, youth and muzzleloader...