As Wisconsin bowhunters returned to the woods Sept. 12 for the 2026-27 opener, let’s review the 2025 hunts, which toppled 113,620 whitetails, the state’s third highest archery kill on record.
Crossbow hunters registered a
In the mid-1970s, a pair of southern Illinois men with an interest in duck hunting and conservation shared a common thought: would it be possible to start our own Ducks Unlimited chapter?
Much discussion
The Minnesota DNR is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that, if adopted, would permanently ban the use of lead ammunition at Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area in northern Washington County.
The proposed
Trey McKinney has spent much of his young fishing career proving that an angler from southern Illinois can compete with – and beat – the best bass fishermen in the country.
After finishing second
In July, the Adirondack Land Trust announced it had purchased 2,390 acres in the Essex County town of Chesterfield for permanent conservation.
A press release said the land trust plans to hold the parcel
Modern conservation and wildlife management seem increasingly reliant on cutting edge technology as thermal cameras, drones, GPS trackers, PIT tags and more play a role in understanding various animal populations.
Sometimes, there’s just no
No one will argue about the passion and dedication of ruffed grouse hunters. This is especially true in the Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeast, but they come in a distant second to the
Don’t look now, but Wisconsin’s 2026 archery deer season is upon us (it started Sept. 12), and that means the rifle season isn’t all that far away any longer.
There are a few things
Nick Rowell and Jake Dunkley emerged from the waters of Brant Lake holding a variety of small plants, tossing out names such as bladderwort and pondweed. They dove up and down in the shallows of
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