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Game check system failure complicates opening-day harvest
Hunters reported 32,870 deer as of Tuesday of gun week.
Hartman Creek State Park hosts deer hunters
Instead, the pair spent opening day of Wisconsin’s gun deer season about 150 miles away in Hartman Creek State Park.

Tales from a Northwoods ring-necked duck rodeo
It’s been a few years now since duck hunters, at least this duck hunter, has seen a strong migration of ducks into northwestern Wisconsin.

Nothing beats Mississippi River duck camp
Duck Camp 2022 brought back thoughts of previous gatherings while at this November’s encampment along the Mississippi River.
13 acres donated to Oconto Wildlife Area
In addition, a distant cousin of Gary LaFave’s, the late Neil LaFave, was the center of news reports in 1971 when he worked for the DNR as a wildlife technician and deputy conservation warden.

Six simple steps to better ice fishing
Up your 2022-23 hard-water game with these tips.
Fishing & Hunting Report from Wisconsin and surrounding states
Deer, grouse now the focus until better ice builds up.
Daughter’s first post-U.S. Navy deer inspires enduring pride
You notice such traits when hunching your back and down-filled hood against 20 mph gusts while enduring the worst snow-filled blows.

The conservation history behind a simple piece of Minnesota fabric
Remembering the late 1980s effort to purchase a helicopter for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents.