Birds, Turkeys & Waterfowl

Scott Linden explains why and how he uses food to train his hunting dogs.

A bill to simplify the road kill claiming process and allow more people to keep dead animals for food, bait or pelts is on its way to becoming Michigan law.

Hunters may use shotguns or archery equipment. The wild turkey hunting season ends on Sunday, May 18. Ohio currently has about 180,000 wild turkeys.

Spring black bear hunting can be a blast, but a treestand isn’t the only way to do it.

Without great bedding habitat, the bucks you have been watching might be lost to the neighbors. Follow these suggestions and you will soon have more deer bedding on your property.

Theresa Vail's cameras will be videoing her on hunts and other outdoors passions for “Limitless,” a series she'll be hosting on the Outdoors Channel next year.

Obscuring your dog’s view of the action might encourage him to move so he can watch the proceedings when you want him to stand still.

A number of kitchen fundamentalists are picking up a gun or bow and heading into the woods.

Public waterfowl hunting is a grand tradition of fist fighting, blind burnings and tire slashings. But it wouldn’t have to be if folks simply minded their manners.

Shooting sports at the high school and collegiate levels are experiencing unprecedented growth, as witnessed by the recent Scholastic Clay Target Program Midwest Regional Tournament held in Sparta, Illinois.

Vermont's Missisquoi Bay delta and bay wetlands are being recognized as important wetlands.

North Dakota turkey populations statewide are relatively stable, though population trends have shifted in recent years.

It is kind and humane to dispatch your quarry as quickly as possible. Honor your birds and our sport with a little attention to this important detail.

Be ready to roll a coyote when out calling turkeys this spring. It’s not uncommon for the canine predator to come charging into a gobbler setup.

Incredibly, Joe Wiseman shoots with a draw weight of 62 pounds, and increases it to 72 when hunting, no small feat, even for someone with two good arms.

Using a helicopter to push wild animals from one area to another would seem to be a relatively easy operation, but officials from Wind Cave National Park know better.

Food plots for deer are terrific, but there are other management tools you will need to maximize your hunting opportunities.