Alex Robinson

1 week ago | outdoorlife.com | Alex Robinson

Over the last several years, we’ve done a lot of reporting on how Washington state manages its wildlife. The reason for this is that Washington has been a clear example of how anti-hunting philosophy can creep into a state’s wildlife management strategy and lead to absurd hunting restrictions. The State’s department of fish and wildlife functions through its wildlife commission, which consists of nine citizen members appointed by the governor.

1 month ago | outdoorlife.com | Alex Robinson

As the whitetail deer hunting industry has grown through the decades, so too have the controversies. Record bucks get poached and then shared on social media as legitimate trophies. Hunters shoot high-fence deer and enter them into free-range big buck contests. And even the relatively boring world of deer scoring can get upended over differences in opinion. What follows is a short list of the most controversial bucks and the biggest hunting scandals in recent history.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Alex Robinson

As the whitetail deer hunting industry has grown through the decades, so too have the controversies. Record bucks get poached and then shared on social media as legitimate trophies. Hunters shoot high-fence deer and enter them into free-range big buck contests. And even the relatively boring world of deer scoring can get upended over differences in opinion. What follows is a short list of the most controversial bucks and the biggest hunting scandals in recent history.

1 month ago | outdoorlife.com | Alex Robinson

When a turkey hunt goes perfectly, it’s so simple that it seems anyone could do it. Yelp at a tom, listen to him gobble, sit next to a tree, spot him strutting toward you and then watch him stand there dumbly for your shot. But as turkey populations have declined in many places around the country, hunting is getting tougher, and these perfect turkey shoot scenarios are happening less often.

1 month ago | outdoorlife.com | Alex Robinson

The Wisconsin of Department of Natural Resources this week released its chronic wasting disease sampling numbers, which paint a picture of a slow-growing plague, and scary-high prevalence rates in some counties. The spread of CWD is an old story in Wisconsin, and it’s one that many deer hunters tend to tune out. After all, the DNR’s harvest numbers and the overall deer population estimates both look great (more on this in a minute).