Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we say, "shed season is right around the corner," most people would guess that we are preparing for spring cleanup around the ...

We’ve all got busy schedules, so when it comes to maximizing our shed-hunting efforts, it’s natural to ask, When do deer shed their antlers? And, ideally, we'd like as precise an answer as possible.

I’ve been hunting in the woods lately, but without a firearm or a bow. Vernal pools are boiling with mating wood frogs. Honking geese fill the skies. Trees have not yet begun to bud so the sun is warm ...

On Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil — aka, the fuzzy little varmint that miraculously forecasts the winter-spring transition on ...

Antlers are a big reason why many hunt for deer and elk. I’m not saying it’s right, but it is the truth. The desire for big bucks continues to increase as the number of big bucks also increases on the ...

With a decent weather forecast for the next few days and with our statewide opening day of trout season not kicking in until April 5, what’s an outdoorsman (or outdoorswoman) to do? On Saturday I ...

Some of the biggest whitetail bucks ever to walk this earth were never fooled by a hunter, nor found dead by anyone. More than one had the headgear to become B&C and P&Y world records, but none is ...

Blood and bone make hardened antler beams and tines into fighting tools for buck deer. As autumn cold turns to winter, hormones and instinct trigger bucks into head-to-head clashes for the chance to ...

In the harsh Arctic tundra, survival runs on a strict budget of calories and minerals, and every nutrient matters. Yet female reindeer and caribou invest precious energy into growing something that ...