Outdoors

ALBANY — Preliminary summaries by the state Department of Environmental Conservation reveal that New York hunters reported taking 14 percent more bear...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to ban brown bear baiting and other hunting practices from lands the agency manages in Alas...

It was not that long ago that Winchester and Remington introduced their families of short magnums. With the large number of hunters looking for the ne...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Daniel Ricketts provided the gift of hunting to two men who use wheelchairs. Born 10 weeks premature after a car accident took...

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — Many Sidney residents are on edge as they wait for Cabela's to announce what it plans to do. The outdoor gear seller is evaluating...

In the modern world we often hear people talk about topics they know nothing about. One of those topics is taxidermy. Taxidermy is the removal of the ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting public comment on proposed regulation changes that would allow the use of...

The 2016 Winter Travel League will hold its first league trap shoot Jan. 3 at the Portville Conservation Club. Participants will shoot at five differe...

It was hard to believe that the first two weeks of the regular deer season in New York had already passed, and the number of hunters in the woods had ...

Three area trap shooters were recently notified of their selection for both national and New York-level recognition. The Amateur Trap Association (ATA...

BILLINGS , Mont. (AP) — The Winchester Model 1873 is known as the gun that won the West. The lever-action rifle bounced around countless dusty trails ...

I had just climbed to the top of a long, steep hillside. Hot and sweating, I paused to catch my breath just before breaking over the top. You never kn...

Now that the regular firearms deer seasons have just about ended in New York and Pennsylvania, serious hunters are already beginning to think about ne...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Bear hunters in New Jersey are going to get a second chance at bagging a bruin this year. The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wil...

The tracks showed the big deer had come running down the trail and seen us. Dave and I, our backs turned to him, were looking over the old tree stand,...

Monday and Tuesday of the opening of deer season 2015 saw three records fall to area hunters at the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative check stations at ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Cabela's , the outdoor sporting goods chain known for its elaborate in-store wildlife displays, may be seeking a buyer. The retaile...

Mike Speaker loves to hunt deer. Every year he looks forward to deer camp, friends and the many and varied experiences all dedicated hunters look forw...