Dawn DeNicola of Newport poses with the 213-pound 17-point buck she harvested on Nov. 13 in Wildlife Management District 17. The deer earned her first place in the 2025 Maine Women Hunters big buck ...

The increased freedom to use crossbows to hunt deer is drawing more people into the sport in Minnesota, particularly youth hunters, according to the Department of Natural Resources. License sales data ...

Hunting is changing, and one of the clearest shifts in 2026 is who’s showing up at the range and in the field. More women are not only getting licensed and trained, but becoming some of the most ...