Hunting News

Hunters will be looking for mule deer bucks like this one when deer season opens on Oct. 10 in Southwest Idaho.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering a draw for an apprentice deer hunt on the Chimineas Unit of the Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve.

Deer hunters in most of northeastern Minnesota will only be allowed to harvest bucks this fall as the Department of Natural Resources tries to rebuild deer numbers.

Department Director Marc Miller says 20 counties will be removed from the late-winter season and the number of firearm permits available in some counties will also be reduced.

Frank's Gun and Tackle Shop will be featured on a popular Sportsman Channel television show at the end of July.

This fall there will be a crossbow season which will run concurrent to the state's regular archery season.

Keith Lawson sprays BTI, bacteria that kill mosquito larvae, to demonstrate a method used by the Salt Lake Mosquito Abatement District to fight mosquitoes at the duck hunting clubs north of the Salt Lake City International Airport, Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

The 2014-15 Louisiana Hunting Regulations pamphlet, which will be available in printed form early next month, is accessible online now through the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website.

Tom Stuckey, a well-respected and seasoned outdoor industry professional, recently joined the National Wild Turkey Federation as senior vice president of development.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller announced changes to the 2014-2015 deer hunting seasons today, including the removal of 20 additional counties from the late-winter season and a reduction in the number of firearm permits available in some counties.

The hunting being discussed for Eagle Creek Park could be similar to the deer hunts allowed at state parks over the past 20 years, and the review comes after Bloomington officials this spring decided to allow sharpshooters to kill deer in a city-owned nature preserve.

Terry and a "flock" of his Mojo Mallards head to Canada for 7 days to hunt with Rob Reynolds of Ranchland Outfitters.

Perry County District Attorney Charles "Chad" Chenot III said Zachery W. Groce, 20, of the 900 block of Windy Hill Road, Shermans Dale, and Cole M. Fritz, 20, of the 700 block of Valentine Road, Ickesburg, each face fines, probation and loss of hunting privileges.

Wildwood's Board of Public Safety, as early as this month, could review proposals for deer management which include the possibility of letting some adjacent homeowners combine their properties to meet the 3-acre minimum requirement to allow for hunting.

Having your painting featured on a wildlife stamp is no easy accomplishment, but Groveland artist John Nelson Harris secured his seventh stamp last month when his painting of a lesser scaup duck won the 2014 California Duck Stamp Competition.

A ban on duck hunting on open Bay waters within 150 yards of regional shoreline trails has stirred a state-versus-local-power dispute over public safety and waterways.

Cheat Sheet: Tribe catch makes 'SportsCenter,' RIP James Garner Weather and news updates for Monday, July 21, 2014.

Officials consider deer hunting in Eagle Creek Park Eagle Creek Park overrun with deer, study concludes, which could lead to hunting to cull herd Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1jQQ7lb A deer stops to check its surroundings at Eagle Creek Park in February.

An emergency deer-feeding project this year cost about $200,000 to buy and distribute more than 500 tons of deer food, according to a deer hunters' group.

John Scott's rescue and duck hunting boat has taken abuse over the years, but he says its low-profile hull is perfect for pulling people out of the Sacramento River.