Except for the extreme south Florida area, the whitetail rut we hunters recognize — scrapes, chasing, breeding — is still a few weeks away for most of the country. Bucks have shed their velvet, are or will be soon splitting up from bachelor groups, and then everything goes into full-blown crazy mode. Check out...
We ran across this photo that apparently may be at least a year old but nevertheless is compelling. Agricultural fields across the Midwest and Southeast are being picked and harvested. Occasionally, something like this will happen. Whether it’s with a great buck like this — and we don’t know the story or any info...
Wild game and livestock populations in states with wolf populations are encountering more of the predators as their numbers grow, with ranchers and hunters wondering what’s coming in the future. One ranch in southeastern Idaho lost 176 sheep in one night recently when wolves stalked, chased and killed them. The dead were part of...
With deer seasons opening in some states already and on the verge in most others, some hunters are fine-tuning their final preparations before heading to the woods. Bowhunters, especially, seem to sometimes be a little OCD about their gear and routines. But that’s fine, because the challenge of shooting a buck or doe with...
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host a public meeting Sept. 3 in Macon to provide information on Missouri deer and Chronic Wasting Disease and to get comments about limiting the spread of CWD among captive and free-ranging deer. The meeting will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Macon County Expo Center. Based on...
