Fifteen minutes after squeezing the trigger, I was dumbfounded. The shot at the buck was only a little more than 50 yards and my crosshairs had been squarely on its shoulder.
As it ran
This has not been a normal fall at the little cabin. Our Airedale, Major, has had another round of significant health issues.
At 10-1⁄2 years of age, anything can happen, as dog people know.
Former DNR secretary and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation executive director George Meyer, 78, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Madison.
Meyer had been a Wisconsin conservation leader for more than 50 years. He worked as
So, if you’ve been following along in this space for a few years, you likely know that when it comes to deer hunting, my friends and hunting party members have been struggling to see and
Wisconsin long considered its nine-day gun-deer season “the hammer” for managing whitetails, accounting for more than 90% of the annual deer kill during the early 1970s, and routinely 85% of it through 1995.
But
Wisconsin bear hunters will have to wait until Jan. 28, 2026, to find out for certain, but there’s a better than even chance they will see a healthy increase in bear harvest tags for 2026.<br
I can’t believe we’ve nearly reached the end of another year of enjoying Wisconsin’s great outdoors, with a wonderful Thanksgiving still close in the rearview mirror and Christmas just around the corner.
We have
He was the right man, at the right place, at the right time.
He is George Meyer, past-secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and retired executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds bear and turkey hunters that applications for the 2026 black bear- and spring turkey-hunting seasons are due by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. Hunters may apply for harvest
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