Posted in Duck Hunting on October 30th, 2007 No Comments »
For Houston waterfowl hunters, the adults anyway, there is no special season or managed lands permit or other means by which to get an early start. Kids got a crack at the quacks this weekend, but for the rest of us, duck and geese seasons open simultaneously at precisely 30 minutes before sunrise Saturday.
The resultant […]
Posted in Duck Hunting on October 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Duck season begins in the Texas North and South Duck Zones on Nov. 3. Duck hunters have just one weekend in which to scout for an opening day hot spot.
Texas Parks and Wildlife waterfowl biologist Kevin Kraai says scouting is particularly important this year. A soggy spring and summer dramatically changed the landscape around […]
Posted in Hunting on October 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
States that rely on tens of millions of dollars in hunting license fees annually to pay for environmental conservation are trying to boost a population they had never thought of protecting: the endangered American hunter.
The number of hunters has slid from a peak of 19.1 million in 1975 to 12.5 million last year, according to […]
Posted in Hunting on October 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Ohio’s young hunters have several opportunities to learn and practice their skills this fall. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, is offering expanded ways for families to hunt together
Small Game — Hunters age 17 and younger may hunt for rabbit, pheasant and all other legal game in season during two designated […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on October 16th, 2007 No Comments »
National Wild Turkey Federation starts local chapter.No doubt about it, the world is different for kids now than it used to be.Ray Cobb thought he could relax once his two kids were raised and through some of the difficult teen years, until his son became a law enforcement officer. The horror stories of his job […]
Posted in Deer Hunting on October 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Fall hunting seasons get into full swing beginning Saturday and hunters are hopeful that the coming week will bring cooler — and wetter — weather that will make for much more enjoyable and successful hunts. Hunting in 80 degrees is less than comfortable and the summer’s drought has left hunting conditions less than favorable.
When the […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on October 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
Recent turkey population trends, relative hunting pressure, public access opportunities and other factors must be considered in ranking New York’s best fall turkey-hunting destinations.
Taking all of this into account, no one will dispute that the following counties merit special attention from gobbler-getters this season:
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
For the first four years of this century, autumn hunters […]
Posted in Turkey Hunting on October 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
It’s turkey season, but how many of you are thinking turkeys?
It’s not springtime, when the toms are gobbling and strutting. And with all the other seasons getting under way, turkeys aren’t on many hunters’ lists — mine included — of things to chase.
I do have a tag for turkeys, but really don’t focus […]