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Texas Duck Season 2026-27: Dry Ground, Fewer Mallards, More Divers

October 30, 2026|Venator Hunting

All three zone dates, the full bag composition, and the one line in the 2026 survey nobody is reading: redheads and canvasbacks are well above average.

Pennsylvania Rifle Season 2026: Three Sundays, 1.47 Million Antlerless Tags and a CWD Rule Change

October 30, 2026|Venator Hunting

Pennsylvania's rifle deer season opens Nov. 28 and runs through Dec. 13 with every Sunday open for the first time. Here's what changed, what didn't, and what the orange rule...

CWD Reaches Marinette County: The Baiting Ban and the Nov. 21 Gun Opener

October 30, 2026|Venator Hunting

Wisconsin confirmed its first wild-deer CWD case in Marinette County four weeks before the gun opener. Here is what the detection changes, what it does not, and how to handle...

The Senate Permitting Bill and Your Public Land: What Hunters Should Know Before the November Vote

October 30, 2026|Venator Hunting

A bipartisan Senate permitting package is headed for a floor vote in November. Here is what it changes, why hunting groups are split on it, and the separate BLM program...

Kansas Tells Nonresident Duck Hunters to Be Off Public Land by 1 PM

October 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

New for fall 2026: nonresident waterfowlers on KDWP lands must quit before noon and be gone by 1 p.m. What the rule covers, what it exempts, and the argument on...

Subsonic Deer Ammo in 2026: What Federal and Barnes Built for Suppressor Hunters

October 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

Federal launched a subsonic hunting line loaded to about 1,050 fps with bullets modified to expand at low speed, and Barnes added a Suppressor Series. What the math says about...

Atlantic Menhaden Vote Nov. 9–12: What It Means for Striper Anglers

October 27, 2026|Venator Hunting

ASMFC meets in Newport Nov. 9–12 to decide the Chesapeake Bay reduction cap and the next coastwide menhaden quota. Here is what is on the table and why striper anglers...

Colorado Amendment 83: What a Yes or No Vote Actually Changes

October 27, 2026|Venator Hunting

The measure we covered as Initiative 302 is now Amendment 83, and Colorado votes on it November 3. Here is what the text does, what it does not do, and...

How-To & Skills

Blaze Orange Requirements by State for the 2026 Gun Openers (and Whether Orange Camo Counts)

October 30, 2026|Venator Hunting

How much blaze orange you need ranges from a cap and vest to 500 square inches depending on the state, and orange camo is legal in some and not others....

The All-Day Rut Sit: Why Midday Works in November and How to Last 10 Hours on Stand

October 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

For about two weeks in November, the hours between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. stop being dead time. Why bucks move midday during the rut, where to sit for it,...

Mule Deer Pack-Out: When a Frame Pack Beats the Drag Rope

October 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

A boned-out mule deer buck runs about 55 lb. When a frame pack makes it a one-trip carry, when the drag rope still wins, and the rules to know before...

Tennessee's New Straight-Wall Rifle Season Opens Nov. 14: The Single-Shot Rule, the Ballistics, and the Scope That Fits

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

Tennessee's new straight-wall cartridge season runs Nov. 14-20 on private land, single-shot only. The rule that trips people up, the 200-yard numbers, and how to pick a low-power scope for...

Buying a Hunting Recurve in October: What the Wounding Data Says Before You Spend $430

October 25, 2026|Venator staff

Archers took more Pennsylvania bucks than rifle hunters last season. Here is what the wounding studies say about trad gear, and how to pick an ILF hunting recurve you will...

Fall Crappie Fishing: Where Crappie Go When the Water Cools

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

Fall crappie are predictable until the lake turns over. What the Texas and Missouri fisheries agencies say about where crappie go in October and November, why turnover scatters them, and...

Michigan's Shrinking Deer Calendar: Why the Cold-Weather Suit Decision Matters More in 2026

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

Michigan cut its December firearm season to three days and ended January archery. Here is what that does to your sit time, the hunter-orange rule that also binds bowhunters Nov...

Do Southern Scrape Studies Apply to Northern Deer? A Reader Asked

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

A reader argued southern scrape research does not fit northern whitetails. We checked the data from Michigan, Pennsylvania and Missouri. He was half right.

Blaze Orange Requirements by State for the 2026 Gun Openers (and Whether Orange Camo Counts)

October 30, 2026|Venator Hunting

How much blaze orange you need ranges from a cap and vest to 500 square inches depending on the state, and orange camo is legal in some and not others....

The All-Day Rut Sit: Why Midday Works in November and How to Last 10 Hours on Stand

October 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

For about two weeks in November, the hours between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. stop being dead time. Why bucks move midday during the rut, where to sit for it,...

Mule Deer Pack-Out: When a Frame Pack Beats the Drag Rope

October 28, 2026|Venator Hunting

A boned-out mule deer buck runs about 55 lb. When a frame pack makes it a one-trip carry, when the drag rope still wins, and the rules to know before...

Tennessee's New Straight-Wall Rifle Season Opens Nov. 14: The Single-Shot Rule, the Ballistics, and the Scope That Fits

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

Tennessee's new straight-wall cartridge season runs Nov. 14-20 on private land, single-shot only. The rule that trips people up, the 200-yard numbers, and how to pick a low-power scope for...

Buying a Hunting Recurve in October: What the Wounding Data Says Before You Spend $430

October 25, 2026|Venator staff

Archers took more Pennsylvania bucks than rifle hunters last season. Here is what the wounding studies say about trad gear, and how to pick an ILF hunting recurve you will...

Fall Crappie Fishing: Where Crappie Go When the Water Cools

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

Fall crappie are predictable until the lake turns over. What the Texas and Missouri fisheries agencies say about where crappie go in October and November, why turnover scatters them, and...

Michigan's Shrinking Deer Calendar: Why the Cold-Weather Suit Decision Matters More in 2026

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

Michigan cut its December firearm season to three days and ended January archery. Here is what that does to your sit time, the hunter-orange rule that also binds bowhunters Nov...

Do Southern Scrape Studies Apply to Northern Deer? A Reader Asked

October 25, 2026|Venator Hunting

A reader argued southern scrape research does not fit northern whitetails. We checked the data from Michigan, Pennsylvania and Missouri. He was half right.