The year was 1973. The date was August 25. The location was Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, NY. I was 17 years old, and it ...

Skip the guesswork and discover perfect picks for every outdoor enthusiast on your list. From ice fishing gear, to hunting ...

It’s the heart of deer season and this episode features a summer interview editor Dan Ladd had with legendary Adirondack deer tracker Jim Massett. Now in his mid-80s, Jim – who was the 2021 NYON Perso ...

Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks off the show with Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman quickly reviewing the opener weekend of deer season. David Schuessler from Ducks Unlimited then joins the program to ...

North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 17 and continues through May 12. Residents must have a 2023-24 (valid through March 31) or 2024-25 (required April 1) combination ...

The 2023 bowhunting kill also was the first time since 2018 that it finished below 90,000, a 20% decline from 2020. Even though crossbows delivered 60% of the bowhunting kill the past three years, ...

Good luck to firearms deer hunters starting this season, and reminder that it’s not too late to participate in the ongoing “gut pile” study. I checked in with Ellen Candler last week regarding the ...

Many of Wisconsin’s DNR field wardens travel to work at locations where resources are being highly used and enjoyed. Benjamin Gruber, DNR field warden, is assigned to Devil’s Lake State Park in Sauk ...

The “Hit n Miss Bragging Rights” annual youth weekend activities have played a significant role in introducing more young hunters to the tradition of deer hunting. I had to laugh when, just a few days ...

The first weekend of the Illinois firearms deer season is Nov. 22-24, so naturally I have been thinking about it for several weeks and making my plans. For most of my deer hunting career, I made sure ...

For the past 20 years or so, I’ve been opening Michigan’s pheasant season in the Thumb at my buddy Tom Lounsbury’s property. It’s usually a large handful of guys (and occasional gals), many with ties ...

The “DNR.” To many hunters, anglers, and other outdoors folks in many states, Ohio included, that is shorthand for The Law. But that is a pretty narrow, sometimes even adversarial, view. It is one ...