Hunting

Madison — Mention pheasants to most Wisconsinites and they don’t think of the railroad yards that run along the shores of Lake Superior in the city named for that big lake, but that’s where this

Bowler, Wis. — Thanks to trail cameras, Chad Maves, of Bowler, knew an enormous Shawano County bear was frequenting one of his bait sites. Most of the summer, the bear would come for treats during

By Lee Fahrney Contributing Writer Spring Green, Wis. – If the Natural Resources Board doesn’t have any more luck in settling differences of opinion over the DNR’s proposed CWD management plan than did a couple

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Sport fishing groups along with the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation are seeking an emergency closure of commercial trap net fishing in June, July, and August off the central Wisconsin coast on Lake

Madison – A mild winter, no earn-a-buck outside the chronic wasting disease units last year, and a 2009 gun season opener that likely saved more deer than usual are among the reasons to be optimistic

Fitchburg, Wis. – Increasing average temperatures, earlier arrival of spring, and more high flows in streams likely are coming to Wisconsin if predictions of a warming climate are accurate. That’s part of the message the

Madison – If the state is going to receive any part of the $50 million in federal grant money set aside for public access programs on private land, the DNR is going to have to