2019-20 Arizona Quail Hunt Forecast Looks Good

2019-20 Arizona Quail Hunt Forecast Looks Good

Arizona’s quail hunters are also weather wonks — always checking the forecasts, particularly during the winter months, their fingers crossed that the wet stuff is on the way.  After all, good doses of timely precipitation that time of year are what give the state’s...
Grouse In The Heather

Grouse In The Heather

Gordon, my loader, was a strong-looking older man of upright bearing, with full, florid cheeks and a friendly smile. He was responsible for me, my safety, my shotgun and shells. Gordon guided me to and from the butts and, although carrying my gun and shells, still had...
Colorado Expands Public Trust Lands

Colorado Expands Public Trust Lands

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recently announced locations of newly available properties enrolled in the Public Access Program. The Public Access Program provides seasonal hunting and fishing opportunities on Colorado trust land across the state. Blue Lake –...
Field Aging Whitetail Deer

Field Aging Whitetail Deer

Q: Larry, it’s important to me to shoot only mature animals, so I’d like to be able to judge the age of whitetail deer before I shoot.  I understand that the size of a buck’s antlers is not a good way to judge because after a certain age antler growth tends to...
Own A Legend: Steyr Scout Rifle Package

Own A Legend: Steyr Scout Rifle Package

SPONSORED CONTENT It’s Col. Jeff Cooper’s dream come to life…yours for less than you think.   Twenty-one years ago, legendary Gunsite Academy founder Colonel Jeff Cooper chose Steyr to bring his dream rifle to life—the Steyr Scout. Cooper’s vision was a rifle suitable...
Arkansans Harvest 84 Alligators In 2019

Arkansans Harvest 84 Alligators In 2019

Lasting heat of summer and stable conditions paid off for Arkansas hunters lucky enough to draw a tag in the 2019 alligator season. Of 147 tags available, 84 hunters managed to successfully take an alligator during the two-weekend season. The harvest is on par with...
Socrates, Stung & Skunked

Socrates, Stung & Skunked

I was planting fenceposts. Back then, we coated post bottoms with creosote to preserve the wood from rot. Wise to my dog, Soc’s, ways of drinking things he shouldn’t, I guarded the creosote bucket like Cerberus before hell’s gates and stopped him mid-sally on his way...
Colorado Waterfowl Forecast

Colorado Waterfowl Forecast

Colorado Parks & Wildlife is forecasting that hunters can expect good waterfowl opportunities during the 2019-2020 seasons. Despite drier conditions across most of the state as we head into the fall, Colorado hunters should be able to find good waterfowl hunting...