The National Wildlife Refuge System is one of the biggest government programs for hunters, with all of them doing great work in preserving wildlife, and many of them giving access to hunters. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has rolled out this year’s new regulations, and included in those regulations are expanding hunting in 16 [...]
Rhode Island Hunting
Rhode Island to Ban Dog Kennels? Delaware to Ban Tethering Dogs?
Hunting dog owners in Rhode Island and Delaware may be facing some harsh regulations. The Rhode Island House has just passed legislation that would make it illegal to keep a dog in a crate or kennel of any size for more than 14 hours in a 24-hour day. According to the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance post [...]
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Boone & Crockett Bucks up 400 Percent in 30 Years, Organization Ranks Big Buck States
Quality deer management has taken it's toll, and whitetail hunters are reaping its benefits.According to the Boone & Crockett Club, the number of bucks qualifying for their books increased 400 percent over the course of 30 years. The conservation group is perhaps the most respected record-keeping organization of all big game animals, and for your [...]
Wild Hogs Moving North?
Are feral hogs on the move north? The good citizens of Thompson, CT, which is in the northeastern corner of the state, disconcertingly close to Massachusetts and Rhode Island, think that they may be. The athletic fields at the local high school have been nearly ruined this month, and groundskeepers and others have visual confirmation [...]
Cape Cod Brant Hunting
Among the brant’s favorite stateside places are tidal estuaries, mud flats, beachfronts, salt marshes, and coves, particularly those areas that have excellent concentrations of eel grass beds. As a result, some brant turn their attention to seaweed and sea lettuce. Any brant that feeds on eel grass is very good table fare. They're not as tasty if [...]
