Recently I allowed my 5 year old son to tag along on an afternoon squirrel hunt where he met his great grandfather.The day we picked was windy and cold, almost too cold for his little body to stay warm. Little Joey was bundled up with so many layers he looked like Ralphy from the movie [...]
People who hunted the last week in January for deer with a crossbow may have thought that was the end of the hunting season and it was time to take a long winter’s nap. Well Spring Turkey season is just around the corner and this is a “Must to Do” in hunting. This season Spring [...]
As I sit in my living room typing this hunting article, I am enjoying the warmth from my woodstove, and know full well it is currently in the teens outside. Last I looked it was 18 degrees. It is definitely cold enough to quickly freeze your extremities if you are not properly clothed. These low [...]
Involving your young son or daughter in the sport of hunting is something special to pass down. If you are lucky, they too will cherish that time in their life and repeat this pastime for generations to come. My 5 year old son is no exception. While crossbow hunting this year, my son had wanted [...]
What would you do if some armed locals in hunting orange garb started to shoot at you.
I recently saw a guy walking down the road one evening in Ridge, MD who caught my eye. I assume he was on his way home from hunting but he was surely not your typical hunter. He was carrying a bare-bones Recurve bow that looked like it had had countless arrows slung off the string. [...]
NRP charged Michael Brian Heslop, 32 of Friendsville, Md., with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol per se, driving while impaired by alcohol and hunting under the influence of alcohol.
I can remember trekking down my old hunting trail at 3 AM on a moonless night with my flashlight off so that I did not spook the deer. As I neared the steel gate on the old fire road, I was startled from something screeching at me off to my right. It sounded like it [...]
I know the Indians would use other things like glowing mushrooms as navigation aids, but I have not seen this type of mushroom in Maryland yet.
Outdoor folks will have plenty to choose from in October whether it be archery deer hunting, fishing for fall run stripers or the season openers for muzzleloader hunting for deer. While the smokepole shootists are making sure their muzzleloaders have been cleaned and ready to partake in some cap and ball action, they might also [...]