We’ll always have a debate among deer hunters about trophies and meat, and there’s absolutely no getting around it whatsoever. Some guys hunt old, mature bucks and have specific antler requirements that fit their personal goal. Usually, it’s a specific inch-minimum or “bigger than my last one.” Others go by the old “I don’t...
Deer farmers try their hardest to keep their animals from being injured or killed, sometimes erecting high fences or using bright ear tags, or both. But some are trying new ideas including shiny antlers that glow in the dark. Some reindeer herders in Finland have begun trying reflective, fluorescent dye applied to their stocks’...
Three men and a corporation have been cited in Mississippi with a 13-count federal indictment alleging the illegal transportation of white-tailed deer into the state for breeding and killing. Ronald W. Reine, 67, Brian R. Reine, 44, Bruce A. Swilley Jr., 27, and Omni Pinnacle, LLC, all of Slidell, La., were charged with various...
It takes a special kind of sick, twisted jackleg to shoot a deer in the face with an arrow, but apparently that’s what happened recently in one western state. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are looking for information about a deer that was found with an arrow sticking out of its head. The injured...
Demand for the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s safety and education materials skyrocketed in 2013, with more than 3.6 million safety literature items and safety DVDs being ordered, an increase of 47 percent compared to 2012. Orders for NSSF’s popular educational brochure “Firearms Safety Depends on You” reached 2 million in 2013, while orders for...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will temporarily take its license sales system offline for portions of the day on Feb. 25 and Feb. 28 to perform system updates. License purchases will not be available in stores or online during this time. The updates are necessary to prepare the system for the 2014 license...
For the first time since the mid-1990s, Iowa’s deer harvest for an entire season has dropped below 100,000 deer reported to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Hunters reported 99,406 deer during the 2013 season. That is a decline of 14 percent from 2012, and 34 percent from its high in 2006. The 2012...
Our food recipes have been highly popular so when we nail a good one, or the upper half of the United States is freezing off its tookus again, it’s good to revisit something worthwhile. Venison chili is just … fantastic. Great. Outstanding. One of those easy meals to prepare and then enjoy for a...
Likely out there in Deer Nation some of you hunters have camped out overnight on or near a great deer hunting spot, all the better to be less noisy during a morning entrance to the stand. Perhaps you slept in a shooting house or box blind, or created a ground blind and snuggled in...
Adults and children looking to take a hunter education class in 2014 are reminded to enroll now as the majority of all classes are held by the end of May. To register, visit the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website at gf.nd.gov, click on the online services tab, and “online course enrollment” under...
