Field Journal

Screwworm Hits 50 US Cases as Texas Deer Season Opens
Screwworm Hits 50 US Cases as Texas Deer Season Opens
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. Read more...
The Roadless Comment Deadline Moved to October 6
The Roadless Comment Deadline Moved to October 6
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. Read more...
Redfish Limits Are Falling Across the Gulf and Atlantic
Redfish Limits Are Falling Across the Gulf and Atlantic
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. Read more...
EHD 2026: About 1,570 Deer Dead in Five Wisconsin Counties
EHD 2026: About 1,570 Deer Dead in Five Wisconsin Counties
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. Read more...
Missouri Just Deleted Its Last Antler-Point Restrictions
Missouri Just Deleted Its Last Antler-Point Restrictions
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. Read more...
Minnesota Killed the Deer Tag. Here's What Replaces It.
Minnesota Killed the Deer Tag. Here's What Replaces It.
Minnesota dropped physical carcass tags for 2026. Site validation replaces them — and the rules are stricter than most hunters realize. Read more...
Buy a Suppressor Now: The $0 Stamp, the August Ruling, and the October 5 Deadline
Buy a Suppressor Now: The $0 Stamp, the August Ruling, and the October 5 Deadline
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... Read more...
What to Wear Duck Hunting on the Texas Gulf Coast: A Wet-Weather Guide
What to Wear Duck Hunting on the Texas Gulf Coast: A Wet-Weather Guide
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. Read more...
What to Wear Deer Hunting in Texas: A Season-by-Season Layering Guide
What to Wear Deer Hunting in Texas: A Season-by-Season Layering Guide
Texas deer season runs from 85-degree openers to 25-degree fronts, often in the same week. Here is how to layer for it, region by region. Read more...
Michigan One Buck Rule: What Changes in 2026 and 2027
Michigan One Buck Rule: What Changes in 2026 and 2027
Michigan's NRC approved a one buck limit for the Lower Peninsula starting 2027, plus a 2026 season overhaul. The case for, the case against, what's unresolved. Read more...
Nonresident Hunting in 2026: What It Actually Costs
Nonresident Hunting in 2026: What It Actually Costs
Oklahoma nonresidents now pay $710 plus a $100 public-land surcharge. Here's what five states changed, why residents have a case, and how to run the real math. Read more...
Ammo Prices 2026: Three Explanations, No Winner
Ammo Prices 2026: Three Explanations, No Winner
A Sept 1, 2026 tracker put 23 calibers from $0.12 to about $1.87 per round. Three explanations compete for why, and the public data does not settle it. Read more...