Buck-To-Doe Ratio And Antler Size

Buck-To-Doe Ratio And Antler Size

Q:  Larry, my friends think I’m crazy, but I think the buck-to-doe ratio has an effect on antler development.  My hypothesis is that with fewer does, the competition to breed is fiercer and thus only those deer that are stronger and that have larger antlers will win...
An Artist In Big Game Country: Hunting For Meat

An Artist In Big Game Country: Hunting For Meat

This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the August 1910 issue of Outing magazine. Rarely is the sportsman so situated that he absolutely depends upon game for food, though as one penetrates farther into the North, the sight of hungry Indians is...
Return Radio Collars From Harvested Deer

Return Radio Collars From Harvested Deer

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is encouraging anyone who finds or harvests an animal with a radio collar or transmitter to return that collar as soon as possible to any Game and Fish office or employee. “Many animals from deer to moose are fitted with collars...
Legends Of The Hunt: Theodore Roosevelt

Legends Of The Hunt: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s resolve, his utterly fearless nature and unmatched determination were never more apparent than on this mountain lion hunt in Colorado. In January 1901, the year Theodore Roosevelt became president, he embarked on a five-week hunt for cougar with...
Great Lakes Ruffed Grouse West Nile Virus Study

Great Lakes Ruffed Grouse West Nile Virus Study

First-year results from a multi-state West Nile virus study show that while the virus is present in some ruffed grouse in the Great Lakes region, some birds exposed to the virus survive. More than 700 hunter-provided samples from Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin were...
Assist In Wildlife Research

Assist In Wildlife Research

Hunters can help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s wildlife management efforts through the AGFC’s free Deer Hunting Observation Survey available through the AGFC app on their smartphone. The app is available through both the iTunes app store and the Google Play...
Horses I Have Known: The Scraper/Impaler

Horses I Have Known: The Scraper/Impaler

This horse seems to take every opportunity to relieve itself of an annoying rider (you) by sliding under low-hanging limbs, trying to impale you on broken branches or scraping you off against trees, rocks or other horses. I once made the mistake of wearing an...
NY Deer Management Permits  Available Nov. 1

NY Deer Management Permits Available Nov. 1

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that remaining deer management permits (DMPs) in several wildlife management units (WMUs) will be available to hunters beginning Nov. 1. DMPs, which allow hunters to harvest antlerless...
New 6,638 Acres Of Forest Open To Hunters

New 6,638 Acres Of Forest Open To Hunters

This summer, Weyerhaeuser Company enrolled 6,638 acres in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Private Lands Access program. WDFW opened this section of forest as Feel Free to Hunt access this year. “We are excited that Weyerhaeuser Company has...