Minnesota Simplifies Turkey Hunting Licenses

Minnesota Simplifies Turkey Hunting Licenses

Hunters hoping to bag a tom turkey with a firearm this spring will no longer be restricted to a single permit area. With the exception of three major wildlife management areas, a spring turkey license will provide the opportunity to hunt all permit areas in the state....
Horses I Have Known: The Scree Surfer  

Horses I Have Known: The Scree Surfer  

Horses are generally sure-footed animals with a few notable exceptions, but even they occasionally slip or fall. I well remember crossing a scree field in northern British Columbia while on a mountain goat hunt.  Dislodged rocks rolled for hundreds of yards as we...
New York: New Deer and Moose Feeding Regulation

New York: New Deer and Moose Feeding Regulation

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced the adoption of a regulation to reduce problems caused by wildlife feeding and establish strict procedures for the use of tick-control devices designed to treat...
The Outdoors Has Never Been So “Dangerous!”

The Outdoors Has Never Been So “Dangerous!”

Do you remember the “good old days,” when the only dangers an outdoor sportsman or woman had to fear were venomous snakes, bull gators, rogue boars and the occasional rabid canine? Yeah, good times, good times. My aging father is always making fun of my generation of...
Horses I Have Known: The Roller  

Horses I Have Known: The Roller  

This is a hedonistic animal that likes nothing more than to roll belly up and scratch its back like a 1,200-pound Labrador retriever. It is very disconcerting to dismount your horse briefly and then return to find him scratching his back with both pieces of your...
First Deer With An Airgun

First Deer With An Airgun

After you’ve been kicking around in the outdoors hunting and fishing as long as I have, it’s pretty exciting to partake of an entirely new outdoor experience such as deer hunting with an airgun. This past week, during the peak of the cold weather pushed down by the...
Must-Have Gear For Late Season Whitetail

Must-Have Gear For Late Season Whitetail

SPONSORED CONTENT The biggest obstacle every mid- to late- season whitetail hunter faces is the cold. Add in wind and precipitation and you’ll quickly realize how poor-quality hunting clothing can easily cost an empty freezer at the end of a season. Choosing the right...