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July 8, 2024

Wisconsin’s northern deer herd: Wolves, coyotes blamed in Sawyer, Price counties

Sawyer and Price counties don’t form the northern border of Wisconsin like the other counties being discussed in this series, but deer hunters have also struggled there in recent seasons.
In Sawyer County, Bill Rands has created sort of a deer utopia on his land and believes he’s in a neutral position to discuss what wolves have done to the deer there. In Price County, Dave Mabie points to coyotes as the primary issue for the county’s deer herd.

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Illinois turkey hunts can now feature .410 shotguns

Illinois turkey hunters will be able to use .410 shotguns next year, the result of an ongoing effort by lawmakers to help DNR attract new participants to the sport.
Senate Bill 2767, which wound its way through the Senate and House during the spring session before being signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker on July 1, takes effect Jan. 1. Specifically, the law “Provides that it is unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than .410 bore.” As defined, the new law also allows 28 gauge shotguns during the turkey season.

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Ticks wreaking havoc on moose. Are deer next?

Ticks suck. I don’t mean just literally, but in other ways, too.
In addition to being the carriers of more than 16 viruses, including Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which can wreck your life as you know it, they also pose a serious threat to the health and numbers of our deer herd.
Some theorize recent mild winters have not been harsh enough to kill the ticks left over from the year before, increasing their numbers to sometimes alarming proportions.

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Have a high-energy hunting dog? Here are ways to give it the frequent motion it craves

Ask just about any sporting dog trainer what they commonly hear from prospective clients, and you’ll often hear about the disconnect between wanting a high-drive dog and owning one.
This is the reality of a lot of folks who buy German shorthairs, or pick up a well-bred American Lab pup (as well as plenty of other breeds). While it’s easy to think about the paint job when choosing a new dog, it’s what’s under the hood that will shape the course of your life together. If there’s a lot of extra horsepower, you’ll have to figure out how to manage it.

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Wisconsin’s Oneida, Bayfield counties to see public land doe harvest after all

The Wisconsin DNR on June 26 presented antlerless deer harvest quotas and 2024 season framework to the Natural Resources Board (NRB), with board members amending the DNR recommendation in order to issue 400 antlerless deer tags on public lands in Bayfield and Oneida counties.
Deer hunters and CDAC members struggled mightily during meetings this spring before reaching a decision to have buck-only hunting on public land in both counties in an effort to increase deer numbers on public land in future years.

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