Hunting and Fishing News & Blog Articles

Pope and Young Announces the Biggest Raffle in Conservation Pope and Young, North America’s leading bowhunting conservation organization is proud to announce their 33rd Biennial Convention Raffle.  This raffle will be the biggest in the company’s history, and features four incredible hunts, with all the dollars raised going to support bowhunting co

HatsanUSA®, the exclusive U.S. distributor of ESCORT® Shotguns, is proud to feature the FieldHunter Turkey. Just in time for the 2023 turkey season you can find ESCORT’s well-regarded line of turkey-specific pump-action shotguns ready for the job. Available in three calibers: 12-gauge, 20-gauge, and .410 caliber, the FieldHunter Turkey is tailored

Deadline for Entries ends March 1st POMA’s Pinnacle Awards are the highest honor the organization can bestow upon its media members for their creative works. They honor communicators annually for exceptional journalistic achievement in traditional outdoor sports-focused magazine writing, newspaper/web writing, photography/illustration, book, broadc

Signup period runs from February 27 through April 7 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (USDA- FSA) has announced a new general signup period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) running from February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP has long been the nation’s most important tool for targeting environmentally sensitive lands

Following the rut and entering late winter, all deer voluntarily reduce their daily activity, including basic moving around and even feeding, to slow the burn of those fat reserves until the first green plants emerge in spring. As crazy as it sounds, faced with extreme winter weather and having already lost weight, deer eat less. Even captive deer

This winter has been relatively mild across the United States, but if things don’t improve quickly, at least 10 counties in the Upper Great Lakes Region will begin losing white-tailed deer to winter kill. Few states experience the harsh affects of winter like Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan when it comes to deer loses via starvation. […]

Thinking about a new crossbow?  TenPoint has beefed up its flagship bow for 2023 with special bracing to thrive in tough hunting conditions.  At 460 fps, it sends a sizzling arrow to the target and can be cocked and uncocked with the turn of a handle.  Check out what’s new for ’23.   Don’t forget support gear like a custom bow case to keep dust and

Photo Courtesy of Pexels-Mariana Bobina We are well into the new year and for many it is easy to feel like winter and her sting of cold might be nearing an end. However, this is far from a reality in the Rockies. Late-winter and early-spring often bring the toughest storms and that is exactly what we don’t want to see for our big game herds. Curren

One of the greatest perks to camping in an RV instead of a tent is reliable cooling and heating. It’s much more comfortable to wake up and prep your coffee in a heated recreational vehicle than climbing out of a wet tent to light your camp stove and try to get a fire going.  Just like residential units, RV heating systems require regular maintenanc

Noted author Mike Arnold, a Distinguished Research Professor of Genetics at the University of Georgia, will be signing copies of his groundbreaking new book, Bringing Back the Lions: International Hunters, Local Tribespeople, and the Miraculous Rescue of a Doomed Ecosystem in Mozambique, at Music City Center in Nashville, TN February 22-25, 2023. A

Silencer Central, America’s largest silencer dealer, is thrilled to continue its partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation as a proud sponsor of the 2023 Convention and Sports Show. From Feb. 15-19, 2023, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Silencer Central will serve as a Longbeard and Grand National Aucti

Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) and “Hunting Matters” welcomes Tim Richards, Government Affairs Director for Wildlife Forever.  Tim Richardson is a Washington, DC-based public affairs, media, and fundraising consultant. Tim has been Government Affairs Director for Wildlife Forever since 1995. Prior to that, he worked for Texas’ U.S. Senator L

FLY FISHING THE MIDDLE PROVO RIVER, JUST OUTSIDE PARK CITY, UTAH, OFFERS APPROACHABLE AND SCENIC WINTER FISHING Regardless of your skill level, the Middle Provo River, in the Heber Valley just outside of Park City, Utah, might offer the most approachable and scenic winter fly fishing in America. Whether you come to Provo as a novice or an expert, y

Remington Ammunition is proud to announce that Team Remington’s Madison Sharpe won 1st place in the sporting clays Ladies Division at the inaugural Fujairah Mountain Shooting Championship in United Arab Emirates, Feb. 9-11, 2023. “As we continue to showcase our talent across the world, I’m proud of Team Remington’s accomplishments and dominating pe

By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus Six USA Shooting rifle, pistol and shotgun athletes earned prestigious U. S. Distinguished International Shooter Badges in 2022 with international championship performances that gave them the 30 or more International Excellence-in-Competition (IEIC) credit points required to receive the Badge. 2022 honorees included t