
Outdoor Insights: Wild deer for sale? Idea still deserves a hard pass
A buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January.
Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,” the piece advocated

A buddy sent me a link to a story that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly back in January.
Titled “Eat More Deer – America is letting good meat go to waste,” the piece advocated

During spring 2025, a state-of-the-art, hunter-assisted research project called wildturkeyDNA was launched to begin assessing population genetics of wild turkeys.
Created through a partnership between the Wild Turkey Lab at the University of Georgia,

The .41 Great Lakes, a mostly new straight-wall cartridge has a great story behind it. I suppose it should still be considered a wildcat round, but the originators, friends John Upp and Larry Miller, both

“Brian McCoy used to say that he could predict the weather based on what calls bobwhite quail were using,” said my husband, Stan, as we discussed northern bobwhite quail after our recent trip to South

Anyone who has spent some time in the Madison area has likely seen Geraldine Francis Klus bombing around the beltline in her Ford Explorer painted in winter camo and bearing a license plate that simply

Scott Walter has some big shoes to fill, knowing that some of the previous directors of wildlife management for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) include the likes of John Keener, Steve Miller, Tom

With many states dropping slug-gun requirements in favor of straight-wall rifle cartridges, hunters had four modern calibers from which to choose.
Now there’s a fifth choice, the .41 Great Lakes, developed in Michigan by

When Wisconsin Bowhunters Association members meet in Stevens Point on March 7 for their annual convention, they will be celebrating their 85th year of supporting bowhunting and bowhunters.
In 1941 the sport of bowhunting

Harvest totals for the 2025 deer season in Wisconsin were not yet final, but as of Jan. 20, hunters had registered 339,481 deer through all seasons.
Ryan Haffele, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) acting
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