While filming a TV show, two women were cited for allegedly baiting deer. In Rockville, Indiana, two women were cited for baiting deer while attempting to film a TV show. Fox 59 reports Jody Davies and Sarah Ross are facing several charges, including hunting deer with bait and illegally taking deer. Fox 59 also reports the charges came

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The conditions were just right for our bowhunting dreams. It was a wonderful, dark, dreary, overcast, cold, breezy, grey cloud October afternoon, and inspired by the hunter friendly weather, I headed into the wind for my favorite west woods treestand a couple hours earlier than usual. Not really expecting to encounter deer on the way in, typically I would just casually stroll through the ½ mile of enchanting deerwoods at […]

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This monster buck was a city dweller. Hunting seasons haven’t been open very long in most parts of the country, but there’s a true monster already on the ground in Louisiana. The early belief is this 18-point monster may be a potential state-record, non-typical deer taken with archery equipment. Louisiana Sportsman reports the lucky hunter is

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The Minnesota DNR expects this year’s bear harvest to be higher than previously anticipated, in spite of reducing the quota. For the second year in a row the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources anticipates the state’s black bear harvest to be higher than they previously estimated. While the state is attempting to increase the bear population by

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Crazy weather didn’t stop the central Wisconsin deer hunting duo of Holly Sherman and her son, Ian, from filling the family’s freezers in back-to-back sits.

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If you’ve wondered how to encourage your wife, daughter or female friends to try hunting, look no further. Through my own journey of becoming a passionate outdoorswoman and years of working to engage other female hunters, I have found these five tips to be very useful. Start Small Intense, backcountry, big-game hunts can be intimidating

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This is why it’s important to self-report your mistakes in the field. So, you just shot a buck and filled out your tag correctly, but on the way out, your tag suddenly goes missing and you just can’t find it. Quickly, what do you do? It’s an interesting question to pose to any hunter, especially

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In the Whitetail Universe, the Rut Phase has begun!  Had any success hunting so far this season? If not, or if your season has yet to officially start, you’re still in luck. There’s one place you can go to find everything you’ll need for this phase of the season, and it’s brought to you by

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Do you know these men? The Oregon State Police are now looking for information on two men caught on trail camera trespassing on private property September 16 in Morrow County. A post on the Oregon State Police’s Facebook page says the two suspects were contacted and told the Heppner Unit area was private property. But

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