Entries for September 2011

Last week another tourist met Mother Nature head on in the form of an angry grizzly. The tourist died in the attack leading to the second death in Yellowstone in one year.

In the wake of Hurricane Irene, you've likely seen tales of destruction and woe in news headlines. But you probably didn't hear much about hunting—that is, unless you were trying to punch a tag somewhere in the path of Irene's mayhem on the East Coast. I was one of those hunters, along with NAHC Lif...

The state of Louisiana is coming off its 3rd-annual 3-day weekend during which all types of firearms, ammunition and hunting gear are exempt from state and local sales taxes, and by all indications, it was once again a resounding success with sportsmen and retailers alike.

Whitetail hunting kicked off with the arrival of September, putting treestands back into play for the season. Early season bowhunts have many advantages, including the fact you get to hunt unpressured bucks, patternable bucks and large groups of bachelor bucks that oftentimes lounge in full daylight as they feed.

I spent the last couple days scouting for elk in Montana. Temperatures were in the 90s and, although I was sweating to the oldies, I did have my first bull elk encounter of the fall season. I was scouting, so I brought Sage (my dog) along for company. While we worked down a springy draw looking f...

This is the time of year kids go off to college. All too often that means leaving hunting and shooting opportunities behind. Though it was a while ago, I remember packing my parents' station wagon with everything we figured I’d need for my first year at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The la...