Tips for Aging Bucks by Body Traits
Aging bucks on the hoof is as much art as science. You won’t get it right every time, but keep trying.
Ice Fishing Tips from Maine’s Fisheries Biologists
To help you prepare for the 2021 ice fishing season, biologists of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife share some of their best tips for success. If targeting salmon and brook trout, don’t miss the early season for these species as the best fishing...
Prepping for Waterfowl Season on the Water
Waterfowl hunters often forget they are boaters, too. Failing to keep safe boating in mind while hunting can lead to disastrous results. “A person in distress in the water can be a bad situation in summertime, but in cold weather, due to water temperatures, your...
When to Report a Wildlife Sighting
Animal sightings in Utah have increased, but in what scenarios do these encounters need to be reported to Utah Division of Wildlife Resources? Utah’s growing population and expanding developments have increased the number of wildlife encounters across the state...
14 Key Tips for Game Cookery
If you are planning to include wild game recipes in your Thanksgiving menu this year, The Derrydale Game Cookbook offers a few tips to bring out the best flavors in your game meat. 1. An old guard of a game bird has no other place in cookery but to be used either for...
How to Define a True “Trophy” Buck
This question might sound simple, especially to those of you that have just begun your whitetail hunting career, but take it from me, it’s a question that has kept deer hunters awake at night. After almost 60 years of “taking to the whitetail woods,” I...
Skills of Successful Wingshooting Guides
Being a hunting guide might seem like a dream job, one we would all like to have, but there is a tremendous gap between the dream and the reality. There is a famous anecdote, possibly apocryphal, about Fred Astaire’s first screen test for RKO Pictures. Apparently, the...
Idaho Fish and Game’s Project WILD Goes Virtual with WILD About Turkeys Workshop
With many learning opportunities shifting to online formats, it only made sense for Fish and Game to go virtual with its popular WILD About Turkeys workshop. Idaho Fish and Game’s Project WILD workshops have traditionally been a great way for educators to discover fun...
From Field to Freezer: Tips for Processing Big Game
Here’s the basic cheat sheet: Gut it, skin it, keep it clean and keep it cool. You successfully shot a deer, elk or other big game animal. Now the work begins. You want to properly process the animal so you get many healthy, enjoyable meals from it. But you...