Conservation

A bird feeder can do more than draw a few visitors. Use smarter seed, fresh nectar and better placement to turn your yard into a safer buffet.

How duck seasons are set has a lot more to do with long flights, low-level counting and decades of hard data than most hunters ever realize.

Great white shark sightings have increased off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts: and that's not necessarily a bad thing!

Pine beetles are back in Colorado. Dead timber, bigger fires, and changing habitat could reshape how and where hunters chase elk and deer.

The new Center for Hunting and Conservation will focus on conservation research and information dissemination.

Explore the complex issues surrounding elephant hunting in Botswana, examining its impact on conservation and local communities.

A teddy bear is more than just a toy, it's a lesson in ethical hunting from none other than President Theodore Roosevelt.

What do you do when you have a game-rich diet and all your teeth fall out? Make your own of course!

Bluegrass band Trampled by Turtles became Lifetime Members of Pheasants Forever thanks to their support of upland hunting & conservation.

Mountain man Jake Herak drops some knowledge that could save your life in the backcountry at a time when it is easy to lose skills and rely on technology.

A Colorado family tragically died trying to live off the grid in the high elevation of the Rocky mountains. Here's what they did wrong, and we offer some alternatives if you're interested in the off-grid lifestyle.

Mike Hayden founded a turkey hunt designed to bring community, business and industry leaders together in friendly-but-serious surroundings. When he was elected Governor of Kansas in 1987, one of the accomplishments of his first year in office was the founding of an event that lasted the larger part of four decades.

A lot is going on in the wide world of wild turkeys. Trends are becoming entrenched in different facets of turkey life, including habitat, hunting, and especially populations. Here are 10 such trends that every hunter should be aware of for the foreseeable future.

Despite being a national favorite, the whitetail deer is still something of an elusive character in the backcountry. Get to know the big game star with the help of Hook & Barrel.

Every hunter seems to have their own set of rules they live by. These deer hunting tactics come from a local hunter in Southeastern Oklahoma where the free-range hunting is tough and countless lessons have been learned.

Elevated decorum in the forests of Central Europe? Here's what European hunters do differently than we do in the US.

There are moments that are seared into Dr. Guy Harvey’s memory, like when he was in Baja, filming the first Blue Planet series with the BBC. The day was beautiful,...

The Wonders of Wildlife National Museum is more than a fun day out as VP Bryan Nadeau tells Hook & Barrel.

At some point during a whitetail deer hunt, you must be in the right spot at the right time to take a Booner buck. But the reality is, great deer...

Everyone should strive to find their passion. The passion that causes my adrenaline to rush and heart to pound is introducing the great outdoors to a child or youth. The...