Editor’s Note: Today’s column comes from David Rainer of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The subject of his story, turkey hunter Tom Kelly, will need no introduction to most turkey hunting enthusiasts.
Incredibly, Tom Kelly is about to complete his 70th season in the Alabama turkey woods with no signs of slowing down.
Kelly, [...]
Shortly after wolves were taken from the federal endangered species list, at least three were taken this weekend by Wyoming residents. According to Wyoming officials, all three of the confirmed kills came in the newly designated predator zone for wolves. Inside that zone, the animals can be shot on sight without limits, as long as [...]
By the time the sun is high enough to illuminate the patch of oak trees on the hill, a herd of whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) will have been feeding in the shadows for quite some time. A group of mature does, fawns and a few bucks browsing on the acorns strewn across the ground stop [...]
This holiday season, consider one of these great gift ideas when shopping for anyone who loves to spend time outdoors. And while you’re at it, pick something up for yourself.
New from Berkley (http://www.berkley-fishing.com), Gulp! Alive! is the next generation in fish-catching technology that gives the angler in your life a way to catch fish without [...]
Weather conditions have an enormous influence on duck hunting success. To make the most of their days afield, waterfowlers must understand weather patterns and how they affect bird behavior.
Foul weather, for instance, is usually considered a duck hunter’s greatest blessing. But to be consistently successful, even under these favorable conditions, a hunter must know how [...]
Competition at the 2008 ISSF World Cup USA for Shotgun began Sunday with the United States sweeping the medals in the Women’s Skeet event. Haley Dunn claimed the gold, while Kim Rhode took home the silver and Connie Smotek captured the bronze.
Dunn (Eddyville, Iowa), who is coming off a bronze medal win at the “Good [...]
Fawn survival documented in southern Michigan
Wildlife research can be a long, time-consuming process, but having solid data on which to base management decisions is invaluable. Researchers from Michigan State University just published the first paper, examining fawn survival and use of space, after several years of research.
Survival and Space Use of Fawn White-tailed Deer in [...]
Ben Avery Shooting Facility I-17 & Carefree Hwy.
The Ben Avery Shooting Facility Main Range, archery ranges, and Clay Target Center will switch to summer hours of operation for the public beginning Monday, May 12. The new hours will be:
Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday - CLOSED
Wednesday - 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Thursday [...]
The DAMAR Truck Deck storage system brings a heavy-duty, secure storage system to outdoorsmen’s truck beds to maximize space utilization and organization.
“Our DAMAR Truck Deck is designed to fit the exact size and shape of each truck, eliminating the need to drill or modify an outdoorsman’s truck,” said David Martin, president of DAMAR. “Not drilling [...]
Katy, Texas outdoorsman/hunter Newell Cheatheam, President of Newell’s Designs and contest calling chairman for the Texas State Championship Duck Calling Contest for the 8th year announces that the Texas State and Gulf Coast Regional Duck Calling Contests will be at the Jewett Community Center, Jewett, Texas on Saturday May 17 th.. Cheatheam has lived in [...]
With summer recess for schools just around the corner, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is announcing a series of exciting wildlife education workshops for educators and scout and youth group leaders in June. The three programs, which are Act 48-approved for educators and include standards-based activities to help address the Environment and Ecology Standards, are Wild [...]
For the second year in a row, Wyoming hunters have recorded an outstanding safety record with only two firearm related hunting accidents reported in 2007.
According to hunter education coordinator Jim Dawson, as with almost all firearm related accidents, both incidents could easily have been prevented by following safe firearm handling practices.
In Laramie County, two young [...]
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has scheduled an informational open house May 8 in Acme to discuss a proposal to introduce wild turkeys to Whatcom County.
The public meeting is scheduled from 6-8p.m. at the Acme Elementary School, 5200 Turkington Rd.
Representatives from WDFW will provide information on a proposal to release wild turkeys [...]
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s 2008 recommendation for the harvest of antlerless deer and youth weekend deer season was presented to the Fish and Wildlife Board on April 9th. The proposal calls for a harvest of 7,662 antlerless deer through a combination of either-sex hunting during the split archery season, an either-sex youth weekend [...]
More hunters will be hunting on some of Utah’s best big game units this fall.
On April 10, members of the Utah Wildlife Board raised the number of permits for many of Utah’s big game hunts.
The Northern Region wasn’t one of those hunts, though. Board members cut 1,000 general buck deer permits from the region for [...]
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