My fondest childhood memories occurred in the outdoors, starting long-before the age that I could actually hunt. My Dad had my brother and I stomping around in the woods, more-less, from the time that we could take an unassisted step or two. Of course, from the age of 12 and through my ...
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — This year was a dark one for Montana hunters and lovers of wild game meat with the announcement that, for the first time, a wild elk and a wild moose were found infected with chronic wasting disease. CWD is a contagious neurological disease that infects deer, elk and moose. There is no known cure, and it is fatal to infected animals. Animals may be infected for up to two years before showing any symptomatic signs of infection. While there is no known transmission of chronic wasting disease to humans or other animals, including pets or livestock, the Centers ...
It’s hard to believe that it was 18 years ago that the Pennsylvania Game Commission first instituted antler restrictions. Although it was extremely unpopular then, nearly two decades later, some would say that the changes made have led to more and more mature bucks being harvested in the ...
This is the time of year when many of us suffer from a malady known as the winter blues. With our first taste of real snow cover, occasionally freshened with new accumulation or by wind, it’s a great time to shake off the cabin fever and take a walk through the winter wonderland. For many ...
It’s hard to believe that it was eighteen years ago that the Pennsylvania Game Commission first instituted antler restrictions. Although it was extremely unpopular then, nearly two decades later, some would say that the changes made have led to more and more mature bucks being harvested in ...
2019 was a particularly memorable hunting season. From common frustrations related to hunting state game lands, to a seriously bone-headed injury,and logging more hours in the woods than I have in the past few years to see fewer deer, the season was trying, to say the least. For the first time in a number of years, I went into the season with a full head of steam. I felt motivated, excited, and truly started to embrace the outdoors again. My father —my best friend and my best hunting buddy — passed away on Nov. 30, 2017. I lost pretty-much all interest in hunting and ...
