Utah hunter Coy Kummer hoped to end his elk season hauling out a big bull. Instead, it ended with a broken leg, a wild rescue, and several major surgeries. On Oct. 10, 22-year-old Coy and his father, Brian Kummer, were hunting the northern ...
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Son’s Quick Thinking, CPR Training Saves Father’s Life on Michigan Hunt
If you were hunting with a buddy or family member and they had a bad fall or lost consciousness and stopped breathing, would you know how to render first aid? Do you have CPR training, and if so, could you stay calm and stabilize a hunting partner in ...
How To Cook the Perfect Fried Squirrel
Sorry pork, squirrel is the other white meat. Squirrel meat is tender and lean with a mild flavor, and it’s a fantastic wild game alternative to pork and chicken. Plus, it can often be prepared using many of the same techniques and recipes. While ...
Bart the Bear II, Actor and Cancer Spokesbear, Has Died
Everyone, raise a glass and pour one out. One of the greatest ursine actors to grace the silver screen — and there haven’t been many of those — has gone to the great beyond. Bart the Bear II, a highly acclaimed and extremely well-trained grizzly bear ...
Here Kitty Kitty: The Delicious Ins and Outs of Mountain Lion Hunting
“Do you want a pulled pork sandwich?” I was sitting in a kitchen waiting for a girl to get ready to go to dinner with me and had mentioned that I was starving, so her roommate asked me the question. I looked at the guy with the questioning look I’d ...
A Loss for Bear Hunters in Washington State
Some say there is no evidence of a slow erosion of hunting in the United States. I’ve heard that sentiment on several occasions — from hunters. But if you look state-by-state, you can see how a thousand tiny cuts add up to reduced hunting ...
Blood & Feathers: Wildlife Conservation and Fashion’s Lust for Birds
The stench of death loomed. Bombs exploded. Shots echoed along the street. Last words were forced from blood-stained lips, “Sophie dear! Don’t die! Stay alive for our children!” War dawned on the horizon. Gavrilo Princip steered Europe into conflict. ...
A Thanksgiving Duck Hunt Miracle
The Thanksgiving hunt, a red-letter event for so many hunters who look forward to the field before a day of food and family bonding, is a touchy subject at my house. I don’t hunt on Thanksgiving, nor on the day or two before. My wife, raised in ...
Buck Turns to Prayer, Busts Into Church on Michigan Deer Season Opener
Millions of parishioners gather in fellowship on Sunday mornings, turning to prayer for their salvation. Fortunately, the Grace Sturgis non-denominational church was mostly empty the morning of the Michigan deer season opener. It seems that one ...
Grand Canyon Bison Hunt Update: Epic Fail, 5 Animals Killed
Update: On Sept. 20, 2021, a highly managed bison hunt began on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, the first-ever allowed in the national park. Twelve hunters from around the country were selected to participate in the hunt by the Arizona Game and ...
Prime Alaska Caribou Hunting Units Could be Closed
A tabled proposal to close two public Alaska hunting units for caribou and moose hunting to anyone not considered a subsistence hunter is once again moving forward. The Federal Subsistence Board deferred action on the closure of the Federal public ...
Infrastructure Bill Includes Big Wins for Hunters and Anglers
President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) on Nov. 15, 2021, finally pushing the hotly contested bipartisan infrastructure bill over the finish line. But it’s not all about roads, bridges, and train lines. ...
COVID Deer Update: Wisconsin Tells Hunters to Mask Up
In true, mountain-out-of-a-mole-hill government fashion, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services recently released updated COVID-19 guidance, urging hunters to wear a mask when field dressing any whitetail they’ve killed. Wisconsin deer hunting ...
Virginia Elk Are Back! Whitetail Hunter Tags 700-Pound Home-State Bull
Richard Bryson always takes two weeks’ vacation during Virginia’s early muzzleloader season, which gives him so extra time to work on filling his deer tags every year. He never expected to use one of those tags to check a bull elk, but that’s exactly ...
Poutine Recipe Twist: Use Wild Turkey Wing Meat and an Air Fryer
While french fries and hot gravy have been an American staple since at least the 1950s, it was our neighbors to the north who perfected it. French-Canadians began embellishing simple deep fried potatoes by adding not only gravy but also cheese curds ...
Chronic Wasting Disease Outbreak: Wyoming Collects 1,000s of Samples
A year after approving a new chronic wasting disease (CWD) management plan, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is on track to collect the most lymph node samples ever in a single year. Since identifying its first cases of CWD in ...
Where Are The Deer Hunters? Michigan Hunting Licenses Down by 250K
A quarter-million hunters is a lot for one state to lose, but that’s exactly the deer-hunting license deficit Michigan is currently facing, based on the latest statistics. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported deer hunting ...
DIY Alaska Caribou Hunt Checklist: How to Hunt the Dalton Highway
In May 2020, my friend Steve Opat of Alaskan Odysseys hit me with the news over the phone: “Change of plans. Alaska caribou hunt. We’re hunting the Haul Road.” We’d planned on going after moose that fall, but the ‘rona shut down access to the ...
Ditch the Situps: Better Core Training for Hunters
Situps. Crunches. Russian Twists. These abdominal training dinosaurs still show up in hunting fitness programs even though they should have been left to fossilize long ago. While the burn they produce might feel productive, situps and their brethren ...
Classic Venison Osso Buco Is Stupid Simple and Guaranteed to Impress
Osso buco is one of those cliche wild game dishes that’s actually worthy of the hype. Traditionally made with veal shank, this Italian classic has found a devoted following among hunters using deer, elk, and other wild game — venison osso buco comes ...
Most Important Piece of Hunting Kit: Stay Warm in a Treestand
When I first started whitetail hunting, being cold was the No. 1 thing that’d get me out of a stand early. It didn’t matter how heavy or warm my clothing was; I still froze during November and December hunts. Every Hunter’s Ed test has the same ...
Watch: Hunter-Gatherers and the Meaning of Life
Few experiences in this world are more authentic or pure as hunting for sustenance — heading to the field with the knowledge that if you’re not successful, you don’t eat. For the Hadza, a tribe of roughly 1,500 true hunter-gatherers living in a ...
Rogue Red Stag Looking for Love in Georgia
State wildlife officials identified a massive elk-like animal caught on remote game cameras in four Georgia counties as a European red deer, aka a red stag. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources began receiving game camera images of the ...
New Animal Tracking Software: Hunting, Conservation Game Changer?
An animal tracking software program that can predict the movements of large game animals without the use of expensive, individual-animal-based tracking hardware like GPS collars has been developed by researchers with the German Centre for Integrative ...
5 Keys to Pulling Off an All-Day Sit During the Whitetail Rut
Hunting the whitetail rut is a fucking grind. It's the time of year all hunters look forward to, full of lows with a few highs sprinkled in. During the rut, anything can happen at literally any time. You can go from having a season full of ...
Wild Turkey Recipe: Buffalo-Style Smoked Wing Dip
Most turkey hunters don’t take the time to clean and cook the wings from a bird. Honestly, it's hard to blame them. Of all the potentially edible meat that is sometimes left in the woods, the meat on wild turkey wings is among the most forgivable ...
Father Shot, Killed While Elk Hunting With Son: Importance of Gun Safety
Every year we hear about the injuries or tragic deaths of hunters across the country due to unsafe actions in the field. Unharnessed falls from treestands, negligent firearm discharges, misidentified targets, failed fence crossings, and drownings are ...
Birria-Style Venison Tacos: A Delicious Way to Prepare Tough Cuts
If you spend any time on social media, you've probably salivated over at least one video of Birria-style tacos. Birria tacos are like the Mexican equivalent of a French Dip Sandwich, and it turns out, it's an outstanding way to make venison ...
Upper Body Strength: Presses That Will Get You In Hunting Shape
Upper-body strength isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about getting fit for hunting season. Prepping to traverse rough country and haul a heavy pack tends to make hunters focus on their legs and core the most, but a strong upper ...
Three Late-Season OTC Western Hunts You Can Do Right Now
Didn’t draw a tag this year? Perhaps you just couldn't plan a 2021 Western hunt in time, or maybe you just weren’t sure you could get away from work or family. You must be feeling some major FOMO right now as you scroll through the socials, liking ...