Fishing

Madison – Dec. 16 was an important date for Wisconsin’s woodland owners enrolled in the Managed Forest Law. On that day, the SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance awarded Forest Stewardship Council accreditation to more

Madison – Tens of thousands of hunters, target shooters, and other citizens throughout Wisconsin and across the nation are buying rifles, shotguns, and handguns at a record pace. The surge in sales began in late

Madison – While engaging in outdoor pursuits during the late summer and early fall, many sportsmen may have noticed that something was missing; conservation wardens weren’t observed patrolling woodlands and wildlife areas as frequently as

Rhinelander, Wis. – In spite of the tangled web of laws, regulations, and lawsuits that have strangled U.S. Forest Service efforts to manage wildlife habitat on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, a breakthrough is in the

Madison – Recent deer seasons may be lowering the deer population to a greater extent than the DNR expected for this year, but deer numbers aren’t down enough to cancel December and January deer seasons

New London, Wis. – When trapping season began in October, Bryce Larson set a goal of 200 raccoons. Like many Wisconsin fur harvesters, the veteran trapper from Kiel set extra traps this fall to take

Madison – A 21-percent decline in the gun buck harvest from last year has generated a firestorm of sorts for the DNR that includes calls from hunters for the agency to cancel the Dec. 11-14