by Dr. David M. Svinarich | Oct 17, 2019
The back biter is orneriness incarnate. Given half an opportunity, this horse will gladly latch onto an arm or leg and stare impassively at you as you try to wrest your limb from its teeth. My first piece of advice regarding this animal is that horses never smile. If...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 17, 2019
Wet habitat and access conditions make scouting even more important this Minnesota deer season. Nearly half a million Minnesota firearms deer hunters are preparing for the season that opens Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 and offers opportunity to spend time with friends and...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 16, 2019
Deer hunting enthusiasts must apply by 4:00 PM on Friday November 1, 2019 to hunt for the new season. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces that application forms for the 2020 Lana’i axis deer hunting season, together with instruction sheets,...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 16, 2019
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists estimate that there are just over 370,000 mule deer in Utah, which is about 100,000 additional deer than were in the state in 2011. “Over the last three years, we’ve had the highest deer numbers in Utah in 25 years,” DWR...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 15, 2019
Bird hunters around Montana, particularly those in the western half of the state, should be “bear aware” and prepared for an encounter with a grizzly bear. In recent years, grizzly bear populations have expanded into areas where they haven’t been for...
by Miles Gilbert | Oct 14, 2019
Frontier Army surgeon, naturalist and hunter, Dr. Elliott Coues, never actually collected a Coues deer. In 1874, Dr. Joseph Rothrock, another Army Surgeon, collected and saved two specimens from the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson, Arizona. He stated correctly that...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 13, 2019
The 10-year statewide management plan for bighorn sheep in Utah was approved in November 2018, and on Thursday, the Utah Wildlife Board approved plans for each of the specific regions in Utah that have bighorn sheep populations. Eighteen unit management plans were...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 11, 2019
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently signed a law permanently adding rifles to the list of implements authorized for big game hunting in Orleans County and a portion of Broome County...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 10, 2019
With California’s stringent new ammunition laws, California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is encouraging hunters to stock up on their favorite hunting ammunition sooner rather than later so as not to miss out on any hunting opportunities. New, more...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 10, 2019
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer hunt area 152, approximately 12 miles west of Bondurant on Willow Creek. The mule deer buck that tested positive was hunter-harvested. This is the first time CWD has been found in...
