Big Game

The key to good rifle shooting is having the best possible interface between the rifle and the shooter. And while humans interface with several parts of a rifle, none is more important than with the trigger.

So how did the pigs take hold in the state? Farm escapees? Old-time colonial Virginia holdouts? Not so, suspect state game officials who blame opportunistic hunters for bringing them into the Commonwealth.

Cold-weather bowhunting is cool, if you stay warm. Follow these tips to be toasty when the north wind blows.

After the rut and eluding hunters, it’s all about the food.

The Tony and Dar Dean Outdoor Education Fund offers grants ranging from $500 to $1,500 to projects involving youth conservation education in South Dakota.

This week Angie goes Christmas shopping! On the list...Ruger's American Rifle, Muck Boots, and some great bowhunting gear too.

In order to get a better understanding of the coyote-whitetail relationships, biologists at the Savannah River Site then examined the results of an intense coyote removal effort in the same areas they studied fawn predation.

A Dauphin Island woman wants to know the fate of her two pet deer after wildlife officials removed them and said they were a danger to the public.

Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses are set to go on sale for next year.

Ever since Missouri discovered Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in 11 deer in captive operations in northeast Missouri in 2010 and 2011 and 10 deer in the nearby free-ranging herd, deer farms have been under fire.

Seven Beaufort County communities have received state permits to reduce the county's deer population by 200 deer.

Vouchers are available for all state residents who served on active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom eligible for a free small game, archery deer, gun deer or fishing license.

John and Kathy Rose started raising deer in 2004, building several pens with 10-foot-tall fencing on their 100-acre property. The farm now boasts 39 white-tailed deer and five elk.

Women interested in learning outdoor skills ranging from survival in the cold to ice fishing can sign up for a one-day workshop offered by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

The winter has gotten off to a challenging start for white-tailed deer in northeastern Minnesota, where the deep snow and bitter cold already are pushing them into mid-winter behavior patterns.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has given initial approval to limiting how many mule deer and white-tailed deer hunters will be able to kill following a deer die-off that has reduced populations.

Efforts to reduce Bloomington's urban deer population appear to have stalled a year after city leaders adopted recommendations from a task force that suggested ways to cull the herd.