As the hunting season comes to an end in late January, many hunters plan for the long drought of game and wait for the time when they can apply for next year’s tag draws or plant food plots. For many, the only oasis in this time period is turkey season. However, there is another way that we can pass the time “hunting” that serves a few purposes. I can promise that it will get you out into the woods before turkey season and it will help you see if the bucks and bulls, which you chased through the season, made it. An exciting and productive pastime that has become very popular for many outdoorsmen and women is shed hunting.
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Ohio Hunter Finds MONSTER Non-Typical Whitetail Dead Head
Published: February 1, 2021 { 3 comments }After a missed opportunity, one Ohio hunter found the dead head of a huge buck he’d been pursuing for several years.
Alabama Deer Hunters Primed to Shatter Previous Records in 2021
Published: January 4, 2021 { 0 comments }Alabama hunters are projected to set a new record for the deer season ending this year, estimated to take as many as 145,000 deer before long.
California Man Fined $20,000 for Poaching Trophy Buck
Published: March 2, 2020 { 3 comments }A 70-year-old California man was slapped with a $20,000 fine for poaching a trophy buck.
Arkansas Hunter Gored by Buck, Later Dies at Hospital
Published: November 4, 2019 { 7 comments }“I’ve worked for the Game and Fish Commission for 20 years, and it’s one of the stranger things that’s happened,” Keith Stephens, chief of communications, told Fox 8.
Staten Island Residents Want to Start Bow Hunting Deer After Vasectomy Program Shows Lackluster Results
Published: August 5, 2019 { 6 comments }Wildlife management implemented a vasectomy program that’s run for three years, however, residents and officials want a better, more effective solution.
Wildlife Research Center Responds to Bans on Deer Lures
Published: August 5, 2019 { 0 comments }The Wildlife Research Center is responding to state bans on the use of scented deer lures in Minnesota, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
Rare Antlered Doe in Utah Uses Abnormality to Survive
Published: July 8, 2019 { 3 comments }A doe in southwest Utah is enjoying an unusually long lifespan due to a rare condition that causes her to grow and shed antlers like her male counterparts.
101-Year-Old Mississippi Woman Bags Two Does with One Shot
Published: March 4, 2019 { 5 comments }“I saw two deer on the ground,” Vickers told the newspaper. “It shot plum through both of them. They both dropped right there. They didn’t take another step…”
Michigan Votes to Cut Back on Deer Sterilization in Favor of Hunting
Published: January 5, 2019 { 2 comments }The Michigan state legislature voted last month to suspend the issuance of new permits for deer sterilization, a controversial method adopted by the city of Ann Arbor to control its growing urban deer population.