By Ben Romans

A husband and wife enjoying a Beach Boys concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa certainly weren’t feeling any Good Vibrations after a spooked whitetail buck jumped the fence, collided with the woman, and rendered her unconscious.
 
Larry and Judy Leinen were sitting in the back row when the deer jumped over the four-foot fence and hit Judy when it landed. The impact was forceful enough to knock her out and bend her lawn chair in half. The deer simply jumped back over the fence and into the woods. Her husband says it’s just one of those weird things that took them by surprise.

By CJ Lotz

Wisconsin is moving closer to allowing hunters to use crossbows during archery deer hunting season. One of the top deer-hunting states, Wisconsin has also been one of the strictest against crossbow hunting.

The state Legislature is reviewing a bill that would create a crossbow license and allow hunters to pursue deer with the weapon. Proponents of Assembly Bill 194 say crossbows recruit new hunters and retain older hunters because they are easy to use.

By Peter B. Mathiesen

Three years ago, outdoor writer, photographer, and consummate sportsman Peter Mathiesen left his hometown of St. Louis to start a new life in Alaska. Here’s why he made the move, what everyday life is like, and how it feels to have Denali right outside your window.

Few experiences can equal the first time you view a river filled with giant crimson salmon. The arresting image is simply what Alaska is all about.

Salmon are an inextricable link to Alaskan culture and, even today, to the survival to its people. Alaskan residents are the only non-Native Americans allowed to subsistence-fish during a salmon run.

By CJ Lotz

Most whitetail vs. motorcycle moments end a lot uglier than this one.