Wisconsin - Jerry Davis

Keep looking - maybe it takes moving a piece of elm bark to find a morel

There are days when trout don’t bite, deer don’t move, morels don’t grow, and turkeys don’t respond; sometimes those days last an entire season.

Silence is not necessarily golden when it comes to the DNR

This year I have read in newspapers numerous times about people complaining that the Department of Natural Resources is doing this or doing that.

Many Morels this May?

Forecasts are just that, forecasts for the most part. They are guesses, sometimes based on a few facts or even other forecasts or predictions.

Buy some Wisconsin turkey permits

90,000 turkey tags awaiting hunters

Hunter Ethics; Do the right thing, not the easy thing

Is it as important to recognize someone for the state’s hunter ethics award as it is to report a violation of the state’s hunting regulations?

MacKenzie mission can evolve, but keep environmental education part of the program

The immediate and strong negative reaction to the idea of changing the focus of the MacKenzie Environmental Center from youth environmental education to training mentors for trapping, angling, and hunting was encouraging.

Keep wildlife public

Remember the public trust doctrine? It was probably discussed during hunter education class.

Promise Yourself to get Outdoors

Many outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen, like most folks, are not much into making resolutions for a new year. Neither am I.

Need to Think Through Wisconsin Mining

Anything that disturbs the earth and environment as much as mining does needs to be thought through thoroughly.

Outlook for Wisconsin Turkeys Seems Good