Experience has taught us that the annual whitetail rut is not always the one-dimensional occurrence so often portrayed.

WHEN I SEE THE OLD FARMHOUSE, the guilt hits so hard I actually stop in my tracks—as if freezing will somehow check the feeling. But it doesn’t, and I make my way to the cracked concrete slab that ...

Nate Matthews leads the way back to the trail after filling his buck tag on a cold morning in 2019. Colin Kearns 2017, Day 4: I had just sat down on a dry, flat rock to rest and take some notes when I ...

OK, if you want to accuse me of again getting too nostalgic, that is all right and fair. More than once in these pages, we have covered how things have changed in the outdoors world over the years, ...

At the top of Dutch Mountain on the edge of State Game Lands 66 is Ron Garrison’s camp. His hunting clothes hang outside on a weathered wooden shed. There is a 7-point buck head that will eventually ...

The New York State Southern Zone early big-game archery season opens Wednesday for whitetail deer and black bear, and will ...

BARABOO – A question is sometimes raised to help guide decisions in the conservation community: What would Aldo do? The reference is to Aldo Leopold, former University of Wisconsin professor, pioneer ...

Pressure from the inside of the curve of the index finger gradually tightened on the trigger mechanism of the release, ...