We still don’t know who within the DNR made the decision to again require the spring hearings to run virtual only, but there is absolutely no need for that to be the case in 2023.
Wisconsin State Roundup: Time to return to in-person spring fish and game hearings Read More »
Look, we’ve never been able to fully agree on deer management strategies in this state so I’m not expecting even one person, with perhaps the exception of our 5-year-old granddaughter,…
Where will the latest trail take us in Wisconsin’s deer management? Read More »
Wisconsin hunters may soon see a switch from managing deer by county units with no population goals to using numbered units bounded by areas of similar habitat that would have population goals. That’s the same system Wisconsin used prior to the arrival of Dr. James Kroll in 2011 and his 2014 Deer Trustee Report (DTR) that brought in county deer units and county deer advisory committees.
Wisconsin could switch to ‘numbered’ deer units Read More »
Few people have both feet planted in the natural resources public policy arena like Katie McKalip, of Missoula, Mont. During the past 16 years, she’s worked for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (2007-2015), and since 2015, for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.
A quick chat with Katie McKalip of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Read More »
I received calls from a couple of readers wondering if we need to be concerned about an increase in nighttime coyote hunting by crews using AR-platform rifles fitted with night-vision optics. The other possible issue came from folks wondering if we should revisit the use of electronic communications when it comes to deer hunting – as in the growing popularity and widespread use of trail cameras that send images to cell phones.
Wisconsin State Roundup: Hunting issues to keep an eye on Read More »
Someone in the DNR – maybe more than one someone, we don’t know yet – has turned the spring fish and game hearings upside down this year by deciding the DNR is not going to print ballots.
Wisconsin DNR turning spring hearings upside down Read More »
There is no singular approach to elk hunting at any time of the year, but especially so when hunting bugling bulls during the rut. Still, here are a couple of principles that deserve strict attention every day of the season – hunt as many hours each day as possible and then allow the elk to sort of dictate how to approach each situation, with the “situation” usually meaning terrain, cover, weather, and rut phase.
Master the art of calling a bull to bow range Read More »
Landowners receiving the free permit may name or add other persons on their permit who may shoot deer on that parcel.
Surveillance permits not end of world in Buffalo Co. Read More »
On a recent afternoon, I was reminded young kids don’t have to catch fish to have fun ice fishing, as long as they have snacks and someone willing to build snow forts, throw snowballs at, make snow angels, and even play hide-and-seek.
5-year-old’s first time ice fishing always an adventure, even without a hot bite Read More »
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