Building a better rod Sat, Jan 3, 2009 | Add a comment Fly rod manufacturers are now using the lightest in graphite, making the weight of the rod and the swing much lighter than in the past, said Tom Adams, general manager of Backwoods in north...

Last of the dog men Sat, Dec 27, 2008 | Add a comment A visit to Delmar Smith’s kennel in Edmond is like taking a trip to a hall of fame for sporting dogs. After all, Smith only has "a dozen or more” dogs that have been inducted into...

Archery: Aiming higher Sun, Dec 21, 2008 | Add a comment If Archery in the Schools needs a spokesman, sign up Edgar Fowlkes. The physical education instructor said archery is turning the kids at Moore’s Houchin Elementary School into better...

Oklahoma City company the keeper of registry Sat, Dec 13, 2008 | Add a comment An Oklahoma City company keeps the only DNA registry in the world for white-tailed deer. As the number of deer breeders and hunt farms grow across the country, DNA Solutions Inc., in Oklahoma City...

Call of the wild Sat, Dec 6, 2008 | Add a comment A Roland man is the the first Oklahoman to win the World Championship Duck Calling Contest in the 73-year history of the event. Ryan Nolan, 24, captured the title last weekend at the annual Wings...

Hungry for pheasant? Start hunting Monday Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment On Monday, hundreds of Oklahoma bird hunters and their dogs will be scouring across northwest Oklahoma milo and corn fields in pursuit of one of the most beautiful and tastiest game birds in the...

Stillwater's McCurry, long time hunter, takes two career bucks on back to back days Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Comments 1 More than 300 inches of antlers in back-to-back days. That’s what one Stillwater hunter can boast. Stacey McCurry has been deer hunting for 35 years but killed the two biggest bucks of his...

Deer breeding is big business Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Should a buck that is legally killed by a hunter in the wild, but is not wild, be considered as a potential state record? That’s the circumstances surrounding a Chandler hunter who bagged a...

Wetland has potential Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Comments 1 DRUMMOND - Several pheasant were in the road. A bunch of coots and a few mallards were lounging on the water until my interruption. A rough-legged hawk sat perched in a small tree. A...

Upcoming quail season looks good Sat, Nov 1, 2008 | Comments 1 Hunters who sold their bird dogs may be sorry they did. Oklahoma’s quail population – which has been miserable the last two years – seems to have rebounded this year, although the...

Protecting a proud tradition Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | Comments 4 To be able to hunt and fish in Oklahoma is a privilege. On Nov. 4, voters have an opportunity to make it a constitutional right. State Question 742 would amend the state constitution, giving all...