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Seasonal Stories

Screwworm Hits 50 US Cases as Texas Deer Season Opens

September 24, 2026|Venator Hunting

Fifty US detections since June, 14 Texas counties under infested-zone rules, and a billion sterile flies released. What it means for a hunter this fall.

The Roadless Comment Deadline Moved to October 6

September 24, 2026|Venator Hunting

Fifteen more days on the biggest public-lands docket of the year. What changed in the document, both cases at full strength, and how to file a comment that counts.

Redfish Limits Are Falling Across the Gulf and Atlantic

September 23, 2026|Venator Hunting

Eight states, one stock assessment, and 3.2 million released fish a year in South Carolina alone. Where every state stands and what it means for your trip.

EHD 2026: About 1,570 Deer Dead in Five Wisconsin Counties

September 22, 2026|Venator Hunting

Wisconsin's EHD outbreak is the largest on record by raw mortality. Michigan has four counties confirmed. What it means for your tags and your freezer.

Missouri Just Deleted Its Last Antler-Point Restrictions

September 22, 2026|Venator Hunting

Eight regulation changes, one of them the removal of antler-point restrictions to slow CWD. The case for it, the case against, and the two dates that matter.

Minnesota Killed the Deer Tag. Here's What Replaces It.

September 17, 2026|Venator Hunting

Minnesota dropped physical carcass tags for 2026. Site validation replaces them — and the rules are stricter than most hunters realize.

Buy a Suppressor Now: The $0 Stamp, the August Ruling, and the October 5 Deadline

September 10, 2026|Venator Hunting

The tax stamp died in January. In August a federal court barred the ATF from enforcing NFA registration - but only for covered buyers, not everyone. What is left is...

What to Wear Duck Hunting on the Texas Gulf Coast: A Wet-Weather Guide

September 6, 2026|Venator Hunting

Coastal duck hunting is a wet problem, not a cold one. What to wear for marsh and rice prairie, and why the best bird days bring the worst weather.

How-To & Skills

Hogs at Night in Texas: The Law, the Thermal, and the Honest Math

September 24, 2026|Venator Hunting

SB 317, not HB 317. Why night hunting is legal, what thermal does and doesn't do, the current damage numbers, and the brucellosis rule people get wrong.

Texas Flounder: The Run, the Closure, and the 15-Inch Problem

September 24, 2026|Venator Hunting

Five fish, 15 inches, and six weeks closed in the middle of the migration. The rule as written, the biology underneath it, and the five weeks you have left.

The October Lull Is Real. The Deer Aren't Causing It.

September 22, 2026|Venator Hunting

Four GPS-collar studies, one manipulated-pressure experiment, and the three-to-five-day cost of sitting your best stand. What to actually do in late October.

The Texas Bull Red Run: Timing, Tides and Tackle

September 22, 2026|Venator Hunting

October is the peak of the Texas bull red run. The biology, the tide, the tackle, and the release handling a 15-year-old spawning fish deserves.

Hunting and Fishing Gifts 2026: A Value-First Guide

September 2, 2026|Venator Hunting

ICAST 2026 gave Best of Show to a budget spinning combo. Here is a hunting and fishing gift guide built around that signal, sorted into honest price tiers.

Fall Walleye Fishing: Go Shallow, Not Deep

September 1, 2026|Venator Hunting

Fall walleyes push shallow after turnover, not deep. The mechanism, why wind is the key variable, and what Minnesota's proposed six-to-four limit cut signals.

Fall Striper Run 2026: Timing, Tactics and Two New Rules

September 1, 2026|Venator Hunting

The fall striper run moves on water temperature, not the calendar. How to time it, how to fish a blitz versus a picky school, and the two rules changing.

New Hunting Rifles 2026: What the Prices Tell You

August 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

Twelve new 2026 hunting rifles run $399 to $3,200. A specs-and-price read of what launched at SHOT Show — no group sizes, because nobody has fired them.

Hogs at Night in Texas: The Law, the Thermal, and the Honest Math

September 24, 2026|Venator Hunting

SB 317, not HB 317. Why night hunting is legal, what thermal does and doesn't do, the current damage numbers, and the brucellosis rule people get wrong.

Texas Flounder: The Run, the Closure, and the 15-Inch Problem

September 24, 2026|Venator Hunting

Five fish, 15 inches, and six weeks closed in the middle of the migration. The rule as written, the biology underneath it, and the five weeks you have left.

The October Lull Is Real. The Deer Aren't Causing It.

September 22, 2026|Venator Hunting

Four GPS-collar studies, one manipulated-pressure experiment, and the three-to-five-day cost of sitting your best stand. What to actually do in late October.

The Texas Bull Red Run: Timing, Tides and Tackle

September 22, 2026|Venator Hunting

October is the peak of the Texas bull red run. The biology, the tide, the tackle, and the release handling a 15-year-old spawning fish deserves.

Hunting and Fishing Gifts 2026: A Value-First Guide

September 2, 2026|Venator Hunting

ICAST 2026 gave Best of Show to a budget spinning combo. Here is a hunting and fishing gift guide built around that signal, sorted into honest price tiers.

Fall Walleye Fishing: Go Shallow, Not Deep

September 1, 2026|Venator Hunting

Fall walleyes push shallow after turnover, not deep. The mechanism, why wind is the key variable, and what Minnesota's proposed six-to-four limit cut signals.

Fall Striper Run 2026: Timing, Tactics and Two New Rules

September 1, 2026|Venator Hunting

The fall striper run moves on water temperature, not the calendar. How to time it, how to fish a blitz versus a picky school, and the two rules changing.

New Hunting Rifles 2026: What the Prices Tell You

August 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

Twelve new 2026 hunting rifles run $399 to $3,200. A specs-and-price read of what launched at SHOT Show — no group sizes, because nobody has fired them.