Craig Boddington, 70, remains one of the best-known big game hunters in the world. He has written over 4,000 published magazine articles on hunting and firearms and has authored 28 books. His writing frequently includes technical firearms subjects and evaluation of firearms, optics, and ammunition.
A quick chat with big-game hunter Craig Boddington Read More »
I am submitting these comments on my own behalf, not representing any organization. I believe that I have a fairly unique history and involvement with wolf management in Wisconsin over the last 30 years. The first wolf management plan was developed in the 1990s by the DNR when I was agency secretary and I signed off on the plan.
Former Wisconsin DNR secretary George Meyer outlines needed changes to wolf plan Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 3, 2023, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Put your trust in the DNR, or not? Read More »
The local DNR fisheries team ran a survey on Big Trade Lake and Little Trade Lake in the early spring and late spring of 2021 to assess panfish and game fish populations.
The team views the pair as one lake for survey purposes. The team ran fyke (trap) nets for 10 days starting April 15 that year. Fyke nets capture early-spawning game fish species such as northern pike, walleyes, and muskies. Electrofishing runs after the water warms a bit later in the spring, and is done along shoreline shallows aimed at bass and panfish.
Trade lakes’ multi-species fishery getting some help in Wisconsin Read More »
The 2023 Iowa pheasant opener is in the books. With temps in the upper 20s on Saturday morning, it was quite a difference from the heat of the 2022 pheasant opener. Across northwest Iowa, late Saturday afternoon brought the first snowfall of the year. A total of 1-4 inches fell and left anywhere from a dusting to several inches in the CRP and public hunting areas. By mid-afternoon, the snow had melted. Wanting to find out how things went across the state, Outdoor News reached out to the district law enforcement supervisors in each of Iowa’s six districts.
Over a year’s worth of planning and preparation went into this Alaskan mountain goat hunt, including miles and miles of vertical hikes with a Stone Glacier backpack loaded down with sand and, in the final weeks, a stick of firewood added.
In my mind, I was ready. Then I looked at the mountain I’d have to ascend to climb into goat country, and doubts began to creep in.
The toughest hunts yield the greatest rewards Read More »
At no time while I was growing up did I do any kind of deer hunting. I was intrigued by it, but never knew exactly how to get started.
Most of the deer hunters I know were taught by their grandpas, fathers, or uncles. My dad only hunted squirrels, so my siblings and I never got into hunting whitetails. In 1972 upon his return from serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, Dad purchased 15 acres of land in Newago County – surrounded by thousands of acres of public land – and built a small cabin.
Michigan reader stories: It’s never too late to start hunting Read More »
Fall is without a doubt one of the best times to fish for crappies in Ohio, second only to spring in most anglers’ opinion. Some even say fall is best and there is a strong argument to be made for that statement, as well.
One thing is for certain, Central Ohio’s flood control reservoirs provide some of the best fall fishing in the state and the scenery cannot be matched by anything you will see in the spring. Alum Creek, Deer Creek, Paint Creek, and Delaware have been producing limits of big fish at certain times in the fall for several years and the amount of quality fish in most of these lakes has been improving as well.
Ohio’s autumn crappies in transition mode: Here’s how to catch them Read More »
When Columbus Day weekend rolls around, it’s not just about deer hunting for New York’s youth sports kids. The New York State Trappers Association annually organizes two weekend-long trapping camps for youth ages 12-14, allowing the young trappers to develop hands-on trapping skills.
They’re known as the Pat Arnold Youth Trapping Camps, named after their founder, and have been taking placed since 2009.
Junior trappers develop techniques at New York Trappers Association youth camps Read More »
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