Opinion

Despite the efforts of the DNR to stop CWD, two new cases have turned up, most recently a 3-year-old buck in Adams County, shot by a bowhunter on Nov. 7. The deer, which was volunteered

The door to changing deer seasons and rules opened with the “lesser implement” season that allows deer hunters to use archery equipment, crossbows, shotguns, muzzleloaders, rifles and handguns during the nine-day gun deer season, all

Federal Judge Barbara Crabb did not issue a ruling yesterday for a case in which the state’s six Chippewa tribes want to shoot deer at night from a stationary position – or vehicle – in

All parties return to Judge Barbara Crabb’s court this morning to continue an injunction hearing on the tribes’ assertion that they can issue an order – without the state’s blessing – that would allow tribal

If the morning’s proceedings on the Chippewa tribes’ plan to shoot deer at night are any indication, this injunction hearing in federal court in Madison is going to drift into tomorrow. That means I’ll be

Natural Resources Board (NRB) members approved significant changes that will limit hunting and trapping in state parks beyond recommendations offered by the DNR. Instead of adopting a DNR plan that would have allowed hunting and

Being cooped up in the house over an extended holiday weekend is a drag. Especially when the whole family has the flu and the duck hunting plans are flushed down the toilet. For the sake

Some interesting issues were brought to the forefront during the 2012 gun deer season when two white deer were legally killed by hunters in Sauk County. It’s easy for news reporters to hype a store

It’s interesting how cabinet agencies toe the line for the governor who appointed each secretary, even though some agency constituencies may have different ideas. At the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife Funding