Yooper Grouse: A Date with the King
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to some of the most rewarding and torturous grouse habitat in the country. Grouse hunters who flock there wouldn’t have it any other way.
The Gateway to ‘Yooper’ Deer
Deer-hunter harvests tallied crossing the Mackinac Bridge have consistently reflected Michigan's Upper Peninsula gun-harvest trends for 62 years.
Media Matters: The R3 Power of TV And Film
With media consumption and its influence at an all-time high, positive Hollywood-depictions of hunting may provide a way to introduce new hunters to our ranks.
Myths, Legends and Rural-Born Conspiracies
We’ve all heard them: far-fetched tales from the great outdoors. Trouble is, once the rumor mill fires up it’s hard to sort half-lies, myths and legends from the truth. Sometimes, hunters just can’t help themselves.
Are Eastern Cougars Breeding?
Until someone runs over Bigfoot, no roadkill will equal the fame achieved by a 3-year-old male cougar that got SUV’d in June 2011 near Milford, Conn., on the Wilbur Cross Parkway.
Upland East Tactics for 2017
Surprising upland opportunities abound in the East. But the wisdom to find them is fading like an old hunter’s hairline.
Return to the Big Woods
Hunters who have the mountains of north-central Pennsylvania in their blood will always come back for deer season.
Whitetail Management is Undergoing a Monumental Shift
A fundamental change to deer management is coming. Changes that can and will affect your deer season. Let Field Editor Frank Miniter explain.
Hunting the Top Dog: Nothing's Easy With Wolves
Wolf hunting hasn't been easy since Western and Great Lakes wildlife agencies established conservative, well-regulated seasons in recent years.
Hort's Hide-Away
Members of the Swanson clan trace their roots to a homestead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula their ancestors built in 1857. They're what are colloquially known as ‘Yoopers'—UP speak for ‘someone born up here.' 2013 was the last deer camp for family patriarch George Swanson, for after 77 years prowling these woods, he could no longer trust his eyes.
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