Grouse Hunting — The Ultimate Joy of Autumn
By Linda Gabris
Issue #83 • September/October, 2003
Nothing instills such excitement or makes my heart flutter louder than the sudden whir of a flushed out grouse. No matter how many times I've heard it, the...
Wildlife Tracking 101
By Len McDougall
Issue #109 • January/February, 2008
A whitetail doe and her four-month-old fawn leave evidence that they came to drink at the shoreline of Lake Superior, just minutes before this photo was taken.
These tracks...
Getting Ready for Deer Season … Now
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #155 • September/October, 2015
As summer blends into fall, "deer season" is on the horizon. In the United States, the deer is by far the most popular big game. When I was...
Snapping Turtles
By Jason Akers
Issue #136 • July/August, 2012
When the first of the snapping turtles roamed the lands during the Oligocene epoch in the Tertiary period of the Cenozoic era some 40 million years ago, they...
Build a Groundhog Snare
By Allen Easterly
Issue #98 • March/April, 2006
In just a few minutes your completed snare is ready to put an end to your groundhog woes. A snare set vertically is very effective catching groundhogs with...
Venison — From the Field to the Fork
By Linda Gabris
Issue #149 • September/October, 2014
Moose steaks marinating in my special marinade
I shudder whenever I hear a fellow hunter complaining about his meat tasting gamey, high, or, worse yet, ripe (which is a...
Hunting to Fill the Dinner Pot
By Len McDougall
Issue #110 • March/April, 2008
It was November in northern Michigan, and I was supposed to be deer hunting, but it seemed I'd brought the wrong gun today. The deer I did see...
Breaking Ice on Hard Water Fishing — A Cool Introduction to a Fun Sport
By Linda Gabris
Issue #91 • January/February, 2005
Only thing hard about hard water fishing is the ice. Once you've broken through that obstacle, the rest is easy gliding. Ice fishing is great sport for the...
