The Wisconsin DNR’s final report for the 2023 deer season showed an 11% overall reduction in harvest from 2022, although the Southern Farmland Zone exceeded the 2022 harvest.
Jeff Pritzl, DNR deer program specialist,
In January, the Wisconsin State Assembly unanimously passed AB-270, a bill that would require those students ages 17 and younger to take an in-person, hands-on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hunter safety course and exam
Our veteran outdoors reporter, Tim Eisele, passed along a bit of interesting information that he picked up from the DNR deer season report delivered at the Feb. 28 Natural Resources Board meeting.
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Sturgeon spearers on the Lake Winnebago system proved to be resilient and resourceful during a season with the worst ice conditions in memory.
Warm weather, rain, and high winds the week before the opener
Shed hunting in Minnesota is still blissfully unregulated. Meanwhile, some Western states now have seasons and even require completion of an online ethics course or the purchase of a conservation stamp prior to shed hunting.
Estella Bergere Leopold, 97, passed away Feb. 25. As the last remaining child of Aldo and Estella Leopold, her death marks another turning of the page in the Leopold legacy.
Keeping with the family
Momentum has built during the past decade within a passionate segment of the hunting community that believes in being as mobile as possible.
The mindset is to hunt lighter and go further in pursuit
The past few years have seen some peaks and valleys in turkey numbers across the Great Lakes states. Could management practices employed by small property owners give turkeys a boost? This scribe reached out to
Several anniversaries come to mind as we approach Leopold Week, the annual celebration of legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold and his classic book, A Sand County Almanac.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the
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