Tips For A Successful Deer Hunting In Michigan

Tips For A Successful Deer Hunting In Michigan

If you’re planning on deer hunting in Michigan this year, the state DNR offers these tips to think about as you get ready for the season. Talk to a biologist Your local biologist is a wealth of information. Wildlife biologists not only have a broad scientific...
Oklahoma Quail Numbers Increase Statewide

Oklahoma Quail Numbers Increase Statewide

This year’s Quail Roadside Surveys across Oklahoma show a statewide population index of observed birds that is up 23.6 percent over 2018. Heavy spring rains led to a delayed start to the nesting season for Oklahoma’s upland game birds but brought on an excellent forb...
Michigan DNR Adds 2,000 Acres Of Public Land

Michigan DNR Adds 2,000 Acres Of Public Land

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently closed a deal to acquire the Storey Lake property after nearly two decades of negotiating to purchase the land. The property – which includes the entire 8-acre Storey Lake and about a mile of Stewart Creek – is in...
Horses I Have Known: The Inhaler 

Horses I Have Known: The Inhaler 

Some horses have learned that by taking in a lung full of air when they are being saddled, they can avoid being squeezed by the cinch strap. The cinch strap, or saddle girth, is the wide band that secures the saddle (and therefore you) to the horse.  Whenever mounting...
Once A Spike Always A Spike?

Once A Spike Always A Spike?

Q. Larry, last week you wrote “Genetics determines shape and size of antlers. Genetic antler potential can only be attained with good daily nutrition and achieving maturity. But realize too, a smaller antlered buck bred to the ‘right’ doe could produce offspring with...
Wisconsin Black Bear Science

Wisconsin Black Bear Science

Black Bear hunters in Wisconsin have long recognized the importance of the data they provide from harvested bears to the long-term health and sustainability of the state’s black bear population. Each year, successful hunters report the sex of their bear and the...
Safe Hunting at High Altitudes

Safe Hunting at High Altitudes

I had just finished graduate school and, as a gift to myself, I arranged to meet with friends in Colorado for my first western elk hunt. I flew from Detroit (elevation 646 feet) to Denver (elevation 5,373 feet) in a little under three hours. I then made the three-hour...