U.S. Hunting Today

Feral Pigs Move in on Louisiana’s National Parks

OutdoorHub Reporters — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:47 +0000

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating events for Louisiana in recent memory, and it seems to have brought in yet another disaster. Inside Jean Lafitte National Park is the Barataria Preserve, 23,000 acres of wetlands and forests containing some of the most varied wildlife in...

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More Ohio Turkey Hunters Successful in 2013 Spring Season

OutdoorHub — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:25:55 +0000

Ohio’s wild turkey hunters checked 18,391 birds during the 2013 spring hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The state total is a 4 percent increase from 2012, when hunters harvested 17,646 birds. The 2013 harvest total is a combination of...

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New on MOJO TV: High Lonesome Mule Deer on the Brite with Terry Denmon

MOJO Outdoors — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:34 +0000

The new episode, “HIGH LONESOME MULE DEER ON THE BRITE WITH TERRY DENMON,” will air this afternoon (5/21) on the Sportsman Channel at 2:30 P.M. ET. MOJO Outdoors is proud to announce that it has partnered with Zap Lab of Reno, NV, to produce an...

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Record-setting Burmese Python Captured in Florida’s Miami-Dade County

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:30:01 +0000

A Miami man has caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida: 18 feet, 8 inches. The python was a 128-pound female that was not carrying eggs, according to University of Florida scientists who examined the snake. The previous record length for...

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Hunter Safety System Introduces Tactical Bag Storage System

OutdoorHub — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:57 +0000

Hunter Safety System, the leader in treestand safety, is now offering its new ultra-versatile three-pack Tactical Bag gear-storage system for Hunter Safety System harnesses. Originally designed to provide extra storage space for the company’s Ultra-Lite and Ultra-Lite X-Treme safety harnesses, the Tactical Bag’s MOLLE-spec attachment...

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From Maine to Texas in Search of Whitetails

OutdoorHub — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:29 +0000

The WildLifers head back home to south Texas for a youth hunt! Catch the action as December finds the WildLifers teaching a couple of young men from Maine, what Texas hunting is all about! Catch WILDLIFERS’ expanded Q2 broadcast schedule beginning in April: NBC Sports...

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Jason Daugherty Takes One of the Biggest Eastern Turkeys Ever Harvested

John E. Phillips — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:15 +0000

Author’s note: Thirty-year-old Jason Daugherty from Desoto, Missouri, took one of the biggest Eastern wild turkey gobblers ever harvested, as certified by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). On his third turkey hunt ever, Daugherty had the opportunity to take the gobbler of a lifetime. I had...

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Behind the Scenes: Filming a Hunt with Matt Wettish

OutdoorHub Reporters — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:01 +0000

Filming a hunt might look easy, but it can be anything but. We sat down with Real Outdoors TV host Matt Wettish as he talked a bit about the process that went on behind the scenes of a hunting TV show. Real Outdoors TV is not...

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Wild Sheep Foundation to Sponsor B&C Event in Nevada

Boone and Crockett Club — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:54 +0000

The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) has stepped forward to sponsor one of North America’s longest-running celebrations of big-game conservation and management–the Boone and Crockett Club 28th Big Game Awards, July 17-20 in Reno, Nev. The triennial event will be held at the Silver Legacy Hotel...

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Outdoor Roadmap Online Course Can Now Be Used for the Self-Study Part of Virginia Hunter Education

OutdoorHub — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:34:45 +0000

The newest way to learn hunter safety in Virginia is to take the Outdoor Roadmap online hunter education course at www.OutdoorRoadmap.com/sem/virginia-hunter-education. Then just attend a six-hour classroom session to receive your hunter education certificate. In Virginia, hunter education is required for all 12-15 year-olds as...

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