Hunting News

Although we can't say that we're crawling with gobblers for folks going Florida turkey hunting, the Sunshine State does have a nice population of birds, and hunters have a decent shot at getting a gobbler some time during the season.

The ground shakes as a longbeard sounds his thunder. Steam flows from the mouth of the gobbler and rises in the cool, frosty air.

Turkey populations in the Natural State have been down for nearly 10 years, yet I heard gobbles from at least five different birds, and all of them on the same property, located in northern Grant County.

The sun had barely peaked over the horizon when several toms chose to welcome the new day with thundering gobbles.

Organizers of a Baptist church convention said it will use guns giveaways across the state to attract nonbelievers who are more prone to go duck hunting than sit in a church pew, The Courier-Journal reported.

ODFW and sportsman groups are hosting three upcoming turkey hunting workshops for youth and families-March 23 in Salem, March 30 2014 in Springfield, and April 5 2014 in Tygh Valley.

Deer hunting needs a unified voice to secure and enhance its future, and QDMA is positioned to fill that need: This was the message of leaders from all sectors of the hunting community gathered at the first-ever North American Whitetail Summit.

Take on this little project before turkey season starts: Get your glass call ready for natural yelps, clucks, and purrs.

Tinian Mayor Ramon Dela Cruz announced yesterday that Aguiguan or Goat Island will be open for goat hunting from April 1 to May 15, within days after the Senate approved revising CNMI hunting laws to not only double the hunting season for certain animals in a year but also to raise the hunting license fees.

The state has hired marksmen to shoot feral hogs from helicopters at two wildlife management areas in south Louisiana.

Right out of the chute, the news is not good. Not good at all. Just understand what's at stake here.

I just returned from the Quality Deer Management Association's first-ever Whitetail Summit, held at Big Cedar Lodge near Branson, Mo.

This is article No. 2 in a series of interviews that is examining turkey decline and habitat changes in Arkansas.

Hunters seeking opportunities during the upcoming spring turkey season can visit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Upland Game Bird Stamp Program's website to apply online.

After action taken by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission last week, hunters may now possess a three-days' limit of rabbits, squirrels and quail.

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State Rep. Sean J. O'Brien, D-Brookfield, is co-sponsoring a free Deer Hunter's Open House with Whitetails Unlimited and the Trumbull County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.

Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Suave has plenty of reasons why he always calls the same man to help during a search and rescue mission.

If it seems like the Robertsons of Duck Commander fame are everywhere these days, that's because they are.

It took place March 3-6 in Branson, and I attended the entire summit. Organized to bring together leaders of the whitetail world, the summit was host to conservation organization leadership, biologists from federal and state agencies , hunting industry manufacturers, outdoor media, land managers, concerned hunters and more.