This has been an exciting big game hunting season for Randolph resident Allen Root, who bagged two bucks and his first-ever bear this year. November was his lucky month. Using his crossbow, Root ...

The LR incorporates key technologies that made Ravin so successful to begin with. That’s actually a departure from two of the brand’s more recent, and more radical, designs, the R500 and R18, both of ...

This story, “Upshot: A Record Bear,” appeared in the June 1969 issue of Outdoor Life. The two dogs took off like twin streaks, and within minutes they were out of hearing. We ran to the truck and ...

This story, “My Bear Was Blue,” appeared in the June 1973 issue of Outdoor Life. I was taking one step at a time, and very slowly at that, stopping after each to look and listen. Somewhere below me in ...

Florida has seen the controversial return of legal black bear hunting for the first time in a decade, as hunters armed with ...

The arrival of autumn has signaled the beginning of hunting season in West Virginia. Black bear firearms season is now open while archery and crossbow hunters are gearing up for opening weekend. West ...

Starting in fall 2025, hunters in New York State may use a crossbow in the same seasons, places and manner as a vertical bow for hunting deer and bear. Crossbows have been used throughout most of New ...

Crossbows will increase the number of hunters able to contribute to deer population control, a plus for wildlife management, as crossbows produce cleaner, more consistently accurate shots, resulting ...

We should talk about the upcoming National Walleye Tournament, which is coming up this weekend in Green Bay. Several local anglers are participating in the match. But the crossbow move is upon us, and ...