Hunting

By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. — The Conservation Congress has study committees on big game, small game, cold-water fisheries, turkeys, and many more. They are all important, but which is the most important?

Staff Report Madison — Wisconsin deer hunters made it through opening weekend with no gunshot fatalities and just three self-inflicted wounds reported. There were, however, several deaths that involved deer hunters, but were not related

Staff Report Madison — The final 2006 black bear kill is still being tallied, but one thing is clear already – Wisconsin hunters shot a lot of bears, and that has DNR bear biologists looking

DNR Report Madison — Early reports and preliminary numbers from the field indicate that Wisconsin waterfowl hunters are having a good season, and they should have good hunting opportunities in the remaining weeks of the

By Bill Parker Correspondent Roscommon, Mich. — Biologists and hunters have speculated for years about what impact managed hunting has on the American woodcock population. With the continental population in a slow but steady decline

By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — The Natural Resources Board approved changes in the Wisconsin Administrative Code involving the use of captive wild animals for hound dog training and large acreage training enclosures at its

By Kevin Naze Correspondent Tigerton, Wis. — Thousands of acres of Tigerton Lumber Company property in Shawano and Waupaca counties meant to be leased this year are instead open to public hunting. A clerical error

By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — Greg Kazmierski, a steering committee member for the DNR’s Sex-Age-Kill deer formula review, asked whether the DNR intends to have preliminary results of the SAK review available in October.

Staff Report Madison — Could hunters hit a 2006 bow, rifle, and muzzleloader deer harvest in the range of 500,00 animals? They could. And, if they do, hunters will have taken a big step toward