Home » Hook and Bullet
Hook and Bullet

Reloading components now becoming more available
As the ammunition shortage that firearms owners experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic has eased somewhat, those who reload their own ammunition are also finding the components they need more readily available.

Wisconsin deer herd faces mounting challenges
Few Wisconsin hunters noticed they had one less opportunity to share their thoughts on deer hunting and deer management this spring.
That’s probably not surprising, given how few hunters participated the past eight years

Commentary: Correct the 2016 deer mistakes in Wisconsin
It’s been seven years since deer carcass tagging and in-person deer registration were eliminated in Wisconsin. Today, 37 states require physical tagging of deer. Wisconsin hunters were surprised when the state legislature discontinued “tagging” and

Burnett County sheriff not citing anyone in alleged trespass case from Wisconsin
Siren, Wis. — Burnett County District Attorney James Rennicke’s office staff recently confirmed trespassing charges would not be filed against a group of men who allegedly trespassed on private land last deer season.
“After

Eight voters show up for Wisconsin’s Crawford County open house
The Crawford County DNR and Conservation Congress spring open house meeting took place in Prairie du Chien April 3.
The light turnout of meeting goers that night – just eight people – elected Steve Rickleff,

Christine Thomas: Sowing the seeds of ‘resurrection’
When there was enough snow to play in, the temperatures were too brutal to go out. I am not sure the snowmobile trails ever opened in Portage County.

Memorial bench marks favorite fishing hole for longtime lover of Wisconsin’s Coon Fork Creek
There is a pool on Coon Fork Creek, just downstream from Coon Fork County Park in eastern Eau Claire County, Wis. where the creek slows and deepens momentarily, bordered by sandstone bluffs.
It is a

Mentored turkey hunt leads to a pleasant surprise
I think the one thing I enjoy the most about heading outside to go hunting or fishing is the not knowing. You know.

Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Buck registered under 2-year-old child’s mentored hunting license
Wisconsin game and fish warden reports from across Wisconsin published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.