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Book Review: Game Wars

I have a lot of books. I read a lot of books. Usually I buy them and they show up in the mail. Game Wars,...

Ben Shadley

Writer, Journalist & Sportsman

Small Streams & Smallmouth Bass

Our state's flowing waters don't get the respect they're due. Some of that has blessed us. Our rivers aren't lined with lodges that locals...

Commercial Deer Hunting

Rarely is the Area Planning Commission and the hunting community concerned over the same topic. But in Franklin County, both groups have been discussing...

First Shots Of Fall: An Introduction to Dove Hunting

Editor Ben Shadley on the basics of dove hunting, including a few observations from years in the field. These birds can make for tough shooting, but the right approach can improve your odds.

Indiana coyote “killing contest” makes headlines, puts pressure on hunters and DNR

Here's what you need to know about this divisive, complicated issue.

The Art Of Traditional Archery

I pull an arrow from my quiver and lay it across my traditional bow, nocking it on the string as I draw my hand...

Reading List: Outdoor Classics

I gave quite a bit of thought to the topic for this column. I settled on a reading list of books that have been...

Same skills, new package: Keeping your balance on a shifting media landscape

Now on to an issue that’s as broad as it is important: The shifting media landscape and what to do about it.  I don’t need...

Controversy ends career, but why?

For those of us both for and against guns the debate runs hot and is often devoid of common sense. But even when passions...

Losing Deer

I’m going to tell a story I’d rather not, because sometimes bad stories are the best stories.  Late last gun season I shot a big...

Cracking the Monarch Code

Tag a butterfly? My initial response was incredulous. I had visions of a miniature water-fowl-style band wrapped around the neck of an ailing monarch...