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...
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...
Bears By Boat

Bears By Boat

On the largest Pacific island this side of New Zealand, the best way to hunt its huge beachcombing bears is by boat.  The bear, rotund and grazing like an angus heifer, didn’t hear the purring of the 25-horse outboard, didn’t detect the splash of rubber boots hitting...
Florida Deer Importation Requirements

Florida Deer Importation Requirements

If you hunt outside of Florida, please be aware of new requirements related to importing deer carcasses into Florida to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease spreading into the state. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued Executive...
Perfect Pairings At Wing & Barrel Ranch

Perfect Pairings At Wing & Barrel Ranch

Seldom do hunters pair superlative upland gunning – pheasants, chukar and quail – with Sonoma County or the Napa Valley. The region’s reputation seems reserved for wines, but around 1900, about 50 years after the first commercial vintners were established, ringnecks...