Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALBANY ‒ You can, “Aim small, miss small.” You can routinely shoot one-hole groups on the range. You can wait for the perfect shot ...

Tracking a deer after the shot is where hunts are either finished cleanly or fall apart fast. Even experienced hunters slip into habits that cost them time, sign, and sometimes the animal altogether.

For a good part of the season, deer hunting can be as much an obsession as it is enjoyment. Why else would anyone spend so many hours sitting in a tree? But when the rut is over in the North Country; ...

Tracking isn’t magic. It’s details—quiet feet, good light, and the ability to read sign without turning every step into noise and confusion. The wrong gear doesn’t just slow you down. It makes you ...

WALHONDING - If you would ask the average person to envision the perfect dog to track deer, Jack would not come to mind. But when it comes to results, Jack is about as good as it gets. Jack is a Jack ...

APULIA STATION, N.Y. -- Many in the deer hunting world know him as Tracker John. John Engelken is a nationally known, full-time blood tracker. For nearly four decades, the veteran hunting guide has ...

There is perhaps nothing more frustrating, angering and morale-sapping for a deer hunter than losing a wounded deer. Every hunter worth their salt — archery or firearm — makes every effort to place ...

A GOOD SNOWFALL during deer season is like a blessing for hunters, especially for hunters who enjoy tracking deer. Some of my best hunts have been during the late muzzleloading deer season when the ...

Arkansas deer hunters checked 214,022 deer in the 2020-21 season, and trackers in the Arkansas Blood Trailing Network found 856 of them. While that's a significant increase over the 509 deer recovered ...

KEWASKUM - The northern Kettle Moraine was dressed in autumn finery just after sunrise Wednesday. On the ridges, the bright yellow leaves of aspens contrasted with the purplish reds of oaks while the ...