Facts About deer hunting
How high should a tree stand be for bow hunting? Most bow hunters hang tree stands 17 to 20 feet...
April 19, 2019
Massachusetts conservation
2019
debate about mountain lions in Massachusetts
STOCKBRIDGE — A photo taken late last month of a big cat sitting on the banks of the Housatonic River has...
April 13, 2019
When is the rut?
The rut is the common term to describe the breeding season of deer. Changes in the daily length of daylight...
April 7, 2019
I see a lot of does without fawns; did the coyotes kill them?
Not all antlerless deer will have a fawn or fawns when you observe them in the hunting season. Most of...
April 7, 2019
thumbs up for coyote hunting contests
Coyote hunting contests, which award participants who bring in the biggest – or the most – wild canines during the...
April 5, 2019
Coyotes on Your Doorstep
Misleading data, newspaper stories and letters to the editor have escalated fears and sometimes skirted the facts about coyotes. Statements...
March 29, 2019
After 160 years, a wild gray wolf turns up in Mass
A wild Eastern gray wolf roamed Western Massachusetts last fall before being shot to death on a farm, federal and...
March 24, 2019
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