Deer Stand Serenity Or Is It Insanity?

Deer Stand Serenity Or Is It Insanity?

A deer hunter’s stand should be a sacred place — a peaceful fortress of solitude where a man, woman or child can go to sit peacefully surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature on a glorious fall afternoon. It should be a place free of all care, worry and...
An Artist In Big Game Country: Mountain Goat Missed

An Artist In Big Game Country: Mountain Goat Missed

This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the August 1910 issue of Outing magazine. The very name of mountain goat makes you see the towering crests of peaks searching the sky, wrapped in clouds, the drifting snow swirling in veiled sheets from...
Antler Restriction Effects

Antler Restriction Effects

Q: I have been hunting whitetail deer more than 60 years and have a question about antler growth, genes and antler restrictions imposed in certain parts of Texas by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. I have had many conversations with game biologists, game...
10 Ways To Be A Better Cougar Hunter

10 Ways To Be A Better Cougar Hunter

According to Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Oregon’s population of about 6,000 cougars occupies a wide variety of habitat across the state, offering a year-round, readily-accessible hunting opportunity. Their nocturnal habits and stealthy character make...
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...
Bear Hunting In Japan

Bear Hunting In Japan

Suddenly the branch snapped, and once again I experienced that awful sensation of falling. And just as suddenly, I lost consciousness. As we left the port of Yokohama for bear hunting in Japan, dropped slowly down the bay of Yedo, passed through the Uraga channel and...
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...