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HuntingWhitetailWisconsin

Reflecting on half a century of Wisconsin deer hunting

December 13, 2025
Fifteen minutes after squeezing the trigger, I was dumbfounded. The shot at the buck was only a little more than 50 yards and my crosshairs ...
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Have you noticed the lowly clubmoss? What to know about an often-overlooked plant in Pennsylvania’s woods

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When lakes ice over, bluegills become the ‘star of the show’

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Reflecting on half a century of Wisconsin deer hunting

December 13, 2025
Fifteen minutes after squeezing the trigger, I was dumbfounded. The shot at the buck was only a little more than 50 yards and my crosshairs had been squarely on its shoulder. As it ran off the buck appeared to be injured, but so far I had not found blood nor hair where it had stood, ...

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