According to the National Deer Association, during the 2023-2024 hunting season, U.S. hunters successfully harvested more than 3 million whitetail bucks, thus establishing a new record for mature buck ...

The winter doldrums of February can be tough on the hunter. Deer season is months behind, and you have replayed the memories in your head of the buck you chased all fall. Now is the perfect time to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every year, wildlife — deer, elk, pronghorn and moose — naturally shed their antlers in the fall and winter, then grow a new set in spring and summer. For ...

The BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these ...

I’ve been hunting in the woods lately, but without a firearm or a bow. Vernal pools are boiling with mating wood frogs. Honking geese fill the skies. Trees have not yet begun to bud so the sun is warm ...