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Fickle weather during December deer hunting adventures

December, in my mind, is the ficklest month of the year when it comes to weather. There are times the transition of fall into winter can get a bit confusing, while the weather makes up its mind to go one...

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The Mobile Hunting Movement

Time and technology have a way of changing the way we do things. Well, at least for those willing to...

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Michigan’s most popular opening day – November 15th

The truth be known, I never bought a Michigan hunting license of any kind until just before the firearms deer...

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A missing dog found while anticipating opening day

Going into a countdown for the November 15 opening day of Michigan’s Firearms Deer season is a tradition of mine,...

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The Science of Buck Fever

It’s opening day of Deer Season 2025, at least for gun hunters. So much preparation and anticipation goes into this...

THE LATEST

Fickle weather during December deer hunting adventures

December, in my mind, is the ficklest month of the year when it comes to weather. There are times the transition of fall into winter can get a bit confusing, while the weather makes up its mind to go one...

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Featured image for “The Mobile Hunting Movement”

The Mobile Hunting Movement

Time and technology have a way of changing the way we do things. Well, at least for those willing to embrace change and learn something new that is. Of course,...

Featured image for “Michigan’s most popular opening day – November 15th”

Michigan’s most popular opening day – November 15th

The truth be known, I never bought a Michigan hunting license of any kind until just before the firearms deer season in November 1963. Being a Thumb farm kid back...

Featured image for “A missing dog found while anticipating opening day”

A missing dog found while anticipating opening day

Going into a countdown for the November 15 opening day of Michigan’s Firearms Deer season is a tradition of mine, and I was in that mode with only 4 days...

Featured image for “The Science of Buck Fever”

The Science of Buck Fever

It’s opening day of Deer Season 2025, at least for gun hunters. So much preparation and anticipation goes into this annual activity. For some, it involves year round scouting. As...

HUNTING &
OUTDOORS

Hunting deer in sights

Michigan’s most popular opening day – November 15th

Ladies-only pheasant hunt

Michigan celebrates 100 years of pheasant hunting

STORIES &
ADVENTURES

Successful hunter posing with his prize

A missing dog found while anticipating opening day

A Snowy Deer Recovery

Ladies-only pheasant hunt

TIPS &
TECHNIQUES

Hunter giving advice to a couple of eager hunters

The Mobile Hunting Movement

The Science of Buck Fever

A Snowy Deer Recovery

TIPS FOR
BEGINNERS

A Glimpse Of Bear Camp

The Chamber of Flashbacks – “Stop, Drop & Roll!”

Take a kid hunting – it is very important to the future of hunting

STORIES &
ADVENTURES

Successful hunter posing with his prize

A missing dog found while anticipating opening day

A Snowy Deer Recovery

Ladies-only pheasant hunt

HUNTING &
OUTDOORS

Hunting deer in sights

Michigan’s most popular opening day – November 15th

Ladies-only pheasant hunt

Michigan celebrates 100 years of pheasant hunting

TIPS &
TECHNIQUES

Hunter giving advice to a couple of eager hunters

The Mobile Hunting Movement

The Science of Buck Fever

A Snowy Deer Recovery

TIPS FOR
BEGINNERS

A Glimpse Of Bear Camp

The Chamber of Flashbacks – “Stop, Drop & Roll!”

Take a kid hunting – it is very important to the future of hunting

GUNS

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Dependable ‘Chuck rifles – tools for a great summertime outdoor adventure

My first hunting trip to Canada 40 years ago might surprise most folks. It wasn’t…

By: Tom Lounsbury

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Enjoying The Outdoors The Air Rifle Way

The first air guns/rifles appear in history during the 1580’s. They were mainly used by…

By: Tom Lounsbury

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Ode to the magnificent rimfire “Double Deuce”

There is little doubt that the most popular rifle and handgun cartridge in this country…

By: Tom Lounsbury

GUEST AUTHORS

Springtime “Gathering” in the woods is an ancient outdoor pastime as old as humankind

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Converting a Remington 870 into a Handy Defense Gun

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Ladies-only pheasant hunt

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Enjoying The Outdoors The Air Rifle Way

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The Future Of ‘Paying It Forward’

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Black Bear Hunting in Northern Ontario

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So You Want To Train A Bird Dog?

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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A Coastie turned Huntress

By: Nicole Foguth. It was October 1, opening day of bow season in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Unseasonably hot, I sat…

Wild Game Dynasty

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Michigan’s Bear Population Fluctuations

By: Richard P. Smith. During 2018, the DNR estimated there were 13,756 black bears in the state that were at…

Richard P Smith

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Michigan’s U.P. Deer – “not a ground ball”.

By: Adrian Zarantonello. Despite the favorable conditions, opening day didn’t yield any activity for me. My father-in-law Jeff shot a nice…

Adrian Zarantonello

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Reflections in The December Woods

There’s just nothing like deer hunting with snow on the ground. For those of us in Michigan, that seems to…

Robert Weller

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Have Wolves Destroyed The (Michigan) Deer Population?

By: Carol Stiffler. Lou Bennett owns 20 acres of land east of Newberry and says he’s fed deer herds there…

Wild Game Dynasty

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The 100-inch “Booner”

By: John Eberhardt. Whitetail deer are the most adaptable, widespread, abundant, and sought after game animal in the country and…

John Eberhart

FISHING

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The Big Pay Off

I’m not talking about greenbacks here. I’m referring to the occasional benefits reaped from the fishing stream, despite myself. Those…

By: Rebecca Morgan

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Live Streaming for Nature’s Screen Time

Enjoying the great outdoors far outweighs time spent watching TV. When choosing between the fishing tube or the boob tube,…

By: Rebecca Morgan

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Nothing can beat fall fishing in Michigan

The origin of the name “Michigan” is derived from the Native American (Chippewa) word, meicigama, which means “great water”. Known…

By: Tom Lounsbury