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For bear basics, visit BearWise.org
By Buckmasters Online
This fall as bears actively forage for food in preparation for a winter nap, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is recommending a website for anyone who realizes there are more bears in the neighborhood than there used to be. Professionals at Wildlife and Fisheries are recommending BearWise.org as the place to learn how to coexist w... READ MORE
A celestial question: Is it a Harvest or a Hunter’s Moon?
By Buckmasters Online
During September when days and nights begin to cool, we look to the night sky to see a brilliant Harvest Moon, the full moon that occurs nearest the autumnal equinox. It’s the moon that gives off the most light at a time when bringing in a harvest takes longer than a full day. The brilliant moonlight—if the weather is not too cloudy&mda... READ MORE
Be a citizen scientist during the solar eclipse August 21
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Halfway through the eclipse, anyone within the 70-mile-wide path from Oregon to South Carolina, will experience a brief total eclipse when the moon completely blocks the sun’s bright face for up to 2 minutes 40 seconds. NASA—yes, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—is looking for members of the public to parti... READ MORE
One way to protect the pollinators—plant milkweed
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Monarch butterflies are essential pollinators and the milkweed is essential to monarchs. – Photo by Greg Wagner/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce, according to the U.S. Department of Agric... READ MORE
Archers from smallest school take jumbo NASP title
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: The Sarcoxie, Missouri, High School archery team set the record for highest NASP National Tournament team score with 3,465 out of 3,600. – Photo Courtesy Sarcoxie High School. When the National Archery in the Schools (NASP) national tournament and the NASP International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) 3D Challenge were held May 11, 12 an... READ MORE
A natural career choice, following the family footsteps
By Buckmasters Online
Photo: Scott Whitcomb, right, his father Doug, and his daughter Mikayla pose for a photo with Mikayla’s first buck. – Photo courtesy Scott Whitcomb. It’s common in America for youngsters to follow the same career footsteps as their parents. How many small businesses have “& Son” stenciled on their windows? Natural ... READ MORE