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...
Utah Antlerless Deer and Elk Hunts

Utah Antlerless Deer and Elk Hunts

Want some local elk or deer meat? Apply for antlerless hunts, starting May 28 If putting locally sourced, nutritious meat on the table while enjoying Utah’s beautiful outdoors sounds good to you, take note that the application period for Utah’s 2020...
The Captain and Me

The Captain and Me

Fifty years later, the old men were boys once again. I suppose there was a time when the Captain and I did not know one another, when he did not call me a smart ass, but neither of us can recall when that might have been. We are about half senile now, or at least we...
South Carolina Antler Measuring Sessions

South Carolina Antler Measuring Sessions

Antlers will abound throughout the Palmetto State as the search for new state record deer antlers gets underway during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ annual series of measuring sessions. Each winter, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)...
Venison Stew

Venison Stew

Years ago, I fell into the habit of boning out all of the deer I was lucky enough to drag out of the woods. My Uncle Elton loved venison, and I always made sure he had a good supply in his freezer. Elton lived alone with two big dogs to keep him company – an...
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...