Whitetail Journal

State wildlife officials say they'll start enrolling landowners in their new local deer management assistance program later this month.

Hunters harvested more than 243,000 deer in New York state during the 2013 hunting season, nearly the same as the take for the previous year.

The number of deer hunting licenses available in South Dakota for the upcoming season could be significantly reduced.

Sharpshooters will be allowed to thin the deer heard at a Bloomington nature preserve after the City Council voted to override the mayor's veto of the proposal.

A mountain lion that was found in a tree at a Spearfish home was tranquilized and later released a few miles away in a rural area.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has approved the dates for this fall's deer hunting season.

West Virginia hunters can help the state track the wild turkey population by participating in an annual survey.

Kansas will strip cities and counties of their power to regulate guns and nullify local gun regulations in July, ensuring that it will be legal across the state to openly carry firearms.

The state Game and Fish Department says hunting license applications increased by nearly 10,000 this year.

Deer still balk at crossing the border with Germany even though the physical fence came down a quarter century ago.

Having ample water on your property is vital to holding deer all season long. And without sufficient water during warm ruts, your hunting season could be as parched as the weather.

A 67-year-old Fairbanks man has been fined $10,000 for helping to shoot an under-size moose and for shipping the antlers out of Alaska.

Carolyn Harper has more than 65 years of experience hunting everything from ducks, quail, deer and turkey.

81-year-old Mary Musselman was arrested in February after authorities say she repeatedly violated warnings not to feed the wild animals.

Ranchers in south-central Oregon have legally killed a nearly 500-pound black bear after one of their heifers was killed by a bear and the giant animal was found in the family's cattle herd.

The 88,000-square-foot store will be Cabela's first in New York state. In addition to outdoor products, the store will include a large mountain replica, indoor archery range, boat shop and deli.

Follow Jace Bauserman and friends as they plant and manage food plots, and hopefully, harvest a big buck or two when season arrives.