Many urban areas are trying to find ways to combat growing whitetail deer problems. Some smartly let hunters to go in and take a few on some public lands. Others spend a lot of money for sharpshooters, and the town of Solon, Ohio is finding out that it’s not the most economical way to do [...]
Baiting Hunting
Pro Hockey Player Under Fire for Posting Bear Hunt Video and Photo on Twitter
David Booth plays left wing for the Vancouver Canucks, and, among other things, the NHLer enjoys hunting. He went on a spring bear hunt in Alberta, and took to Twitter to celebrate his success, and that’s where things got messy. Using a bow, Booth downed the bear while hunting over bait, which is the most [...]
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Michigan Hunter Shoots Bear to Escape Attack
When an animal attacks, sometimes it's nice to run up a tree, but when that animal climbs trees better than you do, you're in trouble.A 49-year-hunter was sitting over his bait site in Mackinac County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula when three cubs came up to the site. Quickly, their 220-pound mother spotted the hunter and [...]
Michigan Legalizes Deer Baiting in the Lower Peninsula
There was talk about it early this year, and Michigan officials have voted to lift a 3-year ban on deer-baiting for the upcoming fall season in the Lower Peninsula. Now, hunters will be permitted to leave as much as 2 gallons of bait within a 10-foot square radius starting October 1. The baiting controversy is sure to rage [...]
Will Michigan Re-Legalize Baiting Deer?
Hunting over bait is a very controversial practice, and one that's been illegal in Michigan's lower peninsula since 2008 because of a case of chronic wasting disease at a deer farm. With no other cases reported, Michigan's Natural Resources Commission put the issue to remove the ban on baiting for their next meeting on June [...]
Alberta Spring Black Bear Hunt with John Rivet’s Great Canadian Adventures
In May of 2008, I had the great opportunity to travel to Alberta to hunt black bears with John and Jenn Rivet's Great Canadian Adventures. A spring bear hunt had never been on my mind, but a chance to go on this hunt and a chance to harvest two bears with a muzzleloader was one [...]
Is Jeffrey Foiles A Waterfowl Criminal?
If you believe the 35 charges that he's facing in the U.S. and Canada, it's certainly a reasonable assumption. Foiles is one of the most famous waterfowl hunters in the United States. His Foiles Migrators line of goose and duck calls are very popular, he's a well-established guide, and his "Fallin' Skies" videos are very [...]
