August 4, 2025

Dan Ladd: California ruling on ammunition background checks raises eyebrows in New York

1 Comment / Discussions, Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, New York, Opinion / Dan Ladd

On July 25, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that California’s requirement for background checks on ammunition purchases – in place since 2019 – violates the Second Amendment. Basically, the ruling stated that in order to utilize a firearm under Second Amendment rights, one must also be able to access ammunition to use in a firearm.
It didn’t take long for New York gun owners to take note of the ruling, as we are all too familiar with our own ammunition background checks that were implemented in 2023.

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California ammo background checks ruled unconstitutional

National Hunting, National News / Associated Press

Many states make people pass a background check before they can buy a gun. California went a step further by requiring a background check, which costs either $1 or $19 depending on eligibility, every time someone buys bullets.

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Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Why didn’t trappers get seat on the wolf committee?

Letters, Opinion, Wisconsin / Wisconsin Letters To The Editor

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

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Thousands of Wisconsin hunters drawn for ’25 turkey tags did not buy them, leaving other hunters hanging

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Wisconsin / Tim Eisele

For some hunters, the chance of drawing a Wisconsin turkey harvest authorization for one of the early hunting periods could be as scarce as hen’s teeth.
That’s why recent discussions among Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wild Turkey Advisory Committee members show concern over a surprising number of turkey authorizations that were mailed to hunters who drew a “tag,” but never used it.

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A quick chat with renowned dog trainer and product developer Tom Dokken

Home Page News, National Hunting, Quick Chats / Tim Spielman

Across the Midwest and in Minnesota in particular, the name Tom Dokken is synonymous with hunting dog training.
And gundog-training products – the DeadFowl Trainer perhaps his most renowned creation, circa 1995. The DeadFowl was born of necessity, as were other products Dokken aided in development for the purpose of building a hunting dog.

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Wisconsin’s fall turkey ‘tag’ totals remain same; hen research providing important data

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Wisconsin / Tim Eisele

The number of fall turkey harvest authorizations available for 2025 in Wisconsin will not change from last fall, based on the recommendation from the DNR Turkey Advisory Committee.
Meeting at the Sandhill Wildlife Area on July 8, committee members decided to continue issuing one authorization with each fall turkey hunting license (which last year totaled 81,682) and making a total of 14,000 bonus authorizations available for zones 1, 2, 3 and 4.

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Theresa Marsh will be ready for Wisconsin duck hunters this fall

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Wisconsin / Larry Polenske

The water at Wisconsin’s Theresa Marsh should be at normal fall level by opening day of early teal season.
Navigation in the marsh was difficult last year because the water level was kept low to accommodate repairs done to the main dike on both sides of the dam on the west side of the marsh. Those repairs are complete and there are no other projects that require keeping the water level low.

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