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November 22, 2024

Christine Thomas: Counting down to a ‘clean’ deer season in Wisconsin

“Dan wants me to help clean out our deer stands,” Shannon shared, as we talked about plans for their visit on the Veterans Day weekend.
Those of you who have permanent stands are wrinkling up your noses and shaking your heads in sympathy with Shannon. It is a dirty job. But somebody needs to do it. That somebody has usually been me.

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Drone, AI use by hunters addressed in Illinois

Flying drones to recover wounded deer, tapping artificial intelligence to efficiently review hunting regulations and cruising e-bikes to quickly access hunting sites and treestands.
There might be more hi-tech options in an Illinois hunter’s holster these days than there are deer in his or her woods. State laws and agencies that enforce those laws have tried to keep up, evident by a notice DNR sent out to hunters and the public two days before the Nov. 22 opener of the firearms deer season.

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Doug Leier: Appreciate the fine dining courtesy of our great outdoors

I spend a lot of time talking about the outdoors and one of the more recent conversations connected with old timers eating everything “but the squeal” from a pig to acknowledge how our generations couldn’t afford to waste anything consumed as food.
It was a generation and time through the Depression and world wars when ends were met by rationing gas and supplies to basically shaming any food waste. You just couldn’t afford to throw anything away. When it came to meat, we always had beef from the pasture, but just as common on the table was wild game.

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