Disabled Vets returns to hunting, fishing

Check out this patriotic article about how 30+ volunteers give back to the people who make our freedom possible! 

FREDERICKTOWN — “This is about saying thank you,” Mark Armstrong said Saturday morning before a day of fishing at Knox Lake. While Armstrong, founder of America’s Freedom Lodge, and about 30 other volunteers waited to welcome a group of disabled World War II veterans, Armstrong explained the mission to which the lodge members have dedicated themselves.

Shed Hunting

It's the middle of February; you have cabin fever, but can't think of anything fun to do outside. Here's a suggestion. Try shed hunting!
No, a “shed” is not a new kind of animal. Nor does it refer to finding a new place to store your tools or lawnmower. Most hunters know that “shed hunting” means searching for discarded antlers, left behind by whitetail deer.

Bowhunter Celebrates North American Slam 

10 Questions with a CPO

Jason McCullough, 31, is a conservation officer for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

A six-year veteran of the department, McCullough, who is assigned to Clare County, has a bachelor’s degree in resources, ecology and management, and environmental policy and behavior from the University of Michigan.

Bad law may be getting worse in North Dakota

There’s an odd law in North Dakota that could soon become an even worse law.

The law pertains to possession of firearms by those convicted of certain crimes. The problem is those crimes don’t necessarily have anything to do with guns. For example, if a person is arrested and convicted for driving under the influence (DUI) the judge can, as part of the sentence, prohibit the violator from possessing a firearm for one year.

 Bowhunter: Nature's friend of foe

NORTH SALEM - The backbone of a Westchester County plan to reduce the number of deer in the region is the bow-and-arrow hunter, such as outdoorsmen Don Hopko and Alain Rossignol. Animal advocates say recreational hunting, especially bowhunting, is an inhumane and inefficient way to cull the heavy deer population.

Top stories of 2008

Looking around our newsroom, it seems like we're supposed to summarize the top events of the past year in our assigned field. All right, we'll try. But it's going to be difficult.

In the outdoors, we seldom have a "major news event." The outdoors is individuals and buddies and families fishing, hunting, camping, looking for birds, camping. We don't gather in arenas and stadiums except occasionally for some major bass fishing happening.

Shotgun accidents injure four hunters

Four Iowa hunters were injured in unrelated accidents during the opening weekend of shotgun deer hunting season, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Sunday. Investigators said they believe shotgun slugs that ricocheted were the cause of three of the four accidents. None of the hunters was critically injured.

Revenue hit from hunting decline

 Freeland Leffew has been hunting for most of his 65 years, and he's passed on the family tradition.

"I grew up hunting and fishing in Rhea County,TN and I've had my son hunting and fishing ever since he was in diapers," the Soddy-Daisy resident said. "After you get experience, hunting is not about killing. It is about being outdoors with your family or friends, enjoying the people and your surroundings."

New Year good time for outdoorsmen to self-evaluate

 If you are reading these ramblings, then you must have made it. The old year, for better or worse, is history. The new year has arrived. Like the start of all that is new, we are filled with hope, promise and optimism. Here's our chance to start again, to do it right this time, to have another shot at success, to accomplish our resolutions. It's time to shed the regrets of the past year and celebrate what can be accomplished in 2009.

Proof that hunters are crazy

Sunday, I had one tag left for regular gun season. Sunday was also the last day it could be used. There was not much going on, so I thought I should go get one more doe. I am doing my best to control the population, plus, I still have a little room in the freezer.

Mystery of the Northgate Buck

The blurry photo and the brief accompanying text that seemed to be on scores of hunting-related Web sites and in hundreds of thousands of e-mails shuttled across Texas and the rest of the nation over the past month or so might as well have been just another Internet hoax.There seemed no way a buck deer with antlers as large as those had been hit by a vehicle almost within Houston’s city limits.

He's taken a ton o' turkeys 

VanOrsdel's hunting shack is one special spot 

House Approves Great Lakes Compact

WASHINGTON (AP)—The House ratified a compact Tuesday to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water.

Hunters and Anglers Ready For Their 'Day'

NATIONAL Hunting and Fishing Day will be celebrated on Saturday throughout the country, but I wonder how many of you are aware of the contributions that sportsmen and women make to the Empire State.

Everyone knows about the great traditions and family values that make hunting and fishing special, but few really understand the huge conservation and economic benefits.