Conservation officer Randy Hanzal had been getting more calls this fall about hunters shooting at deer from roadways. So, he loaded up his deer decoy and headed for the woods. Hanzal is a Duluth-area ...

Resembling a 2-1/2-year-old buck, and that’s being generous, this imposter agitates, instead of intimidates. At $150, that’s a great tool to have. Dave Smith Decoys could be considered art pieces, the ...

Michael Stavola used a decoy on his first hunt of the season. He’s only used it a few times ever but it seems to be effective. Michael Stavola The Wichita Eagle Kansas is roughly two weeks out from ...

The unlawful killing or overharvesting of wildlife is a huge problem across Oregon. Officials say last year, more than 5,000 animals were poached, and those are just the cases people reported. Oregon ...

Through the latest hunting season, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife workers used deer, bear, elk, grouse and other animal decoys to catch poachers. But they're not just simple decoys.

On Thanksgiving Day, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation police officers (ECOs) set up a deer decoy in the town of Lake Luzerne, hoping to catch hunters illegally shooting from the ...

BALDWIN, La. — On January 14, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited a Charenton man for deer hunting violations in St. Mary Parish. LDWF said its agents cited ...

If you freeze it, they will come. When Tracy Daniel stuck a roadkill buck in a walk-in freezer and returned eight days later, he pulled out a deer popsicle and engineered one of the most outrageous ...

Kaitlin Grady heard a sound, stiffened and whispered, "Car!" She and fellow state Department of Environmental Conservation police officer Josh Verhague flattened themselves against a Calverton ...

ST. PAUL -- Lawmakers reached a compromise bill that would severely restrict the use of motorized duck decoys, but not ban them altogether, and clarify that permanent hunting stands on state lands are ...

I was a keep-it-natural skeptic. The thought of adding a buck decoy to my bowhunting setup made me cringe. I’ve always had to learn things the hard way, and my cautious attitude cost me several big ...