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Boone & Crockett, literally, wrote the book on scoring antlers, horns and skulls.

There are fishermen, and then there are fly fishermen. Fly fishing enthusiasts are a breed apart, as chronicled in Norman Maclean’s 1976 novella, A River Runs Through It.

It’s a part of our natural inclination – summer ushers in flip flops, cool drinks, laid back outlooks. And hunters kick back and dream of fall and the woods, or the timber, perhaps the open fields. But for those hunters who refuse to suffer through an “offseason,” there are options.

Conservation is at the heart of hunting, and that’s especially true with deer hunting. The Izaak Walton League, founded in 1922 with a goal of defending outdoor America, takes a look at overpopulation of deer and why harvesting is crucial to managing deer numbers.

Ready to plan a big hunting trip this fall? The upland birds in Montana are worth the trip. The Bighorn River cuts a swath of green through the south-central Montana landscape where millions of bison once roamed. Nestled along its banks just south of Hardin is Eagle Nest Lodge.

It’s May and duck season seems so far away. But absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? To help supplement our longing for gray skies, wet timber and the sound of greenheads descending, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources comes to the rescue.

Fred Bear was an American icon. Considered the father of modern bowhunting in America, he founded Bear Archery Co. in his Detroit garage in 1933. By the time bowhunting began to catch on in the U.S. as a popular sport in the 1960s, Bear had already traveled the world promoting and teaching the sport.

Delta Waterfowl CEO Scott Petrie served as ambassador for waterfowl hunters on a recent trip to Australia. Petrie delivered the keynote address at Field & Game Australia’s Conservation Through Sustainable Use of Wildlife Conference in Brisbane.

Lee McClellan of the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife has some pointers for you dove hunters. And while many of us are old dogs, it wouldn't hurt us to learn a few new tricks. Or rather, revisit some fundamental old ones.