Hunters are the “salt of the earth.” Unfortunately, the ones who usually make the news are the occasional slob hunter or poacher. They are the ones who seem to be talked about most often, especially by those who hold some degree of opposition to hunting in general and usually know little about the subject or
In life there are procrastinators and there are those who like to stay well ahead of the game, so as to not get caught short at the last minute. Keeping in mind that the Youth Hunt for spring gobblers is on Saturday, April 25, 2020, and that the statewide spring gobbler season will begin on
In the last installment, we laid out the steps in making a Management Plan. We itemized setting goals, doing a property inventory and seeking the advice of conservations organizations and governmental agencies. Now let’s look at implementing that plan. First, always keep in mind that the plan is a guideline – it is not set
As the grip of Mother Nature begins to tighten and the doldrums of winter weather start to make us wonder what we can do to get through the coming cold weather months, there is an outstanding plan that we can work on that will help take our minds off the freezing weather. And, it is
With increasing regularity over the past decade or more, landowners are rolling up their sleeves, digging out their wallets and putting sweat equity into their properties by performing habitat improvement that benefits all forms of game and nongame animals and birds that live there. Very quickly you can amass a rather large amount of dollars
Just in case you have procrastinated a bit — not to worry — there is still time to make our traditional New Year’s Resolutions — you know — that list of things we know we should follow, but rarely seem to accomplish! As sportsmen, we have some special considerations that we should consider as we
