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Patrick Durkin: This year’s Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame members getting recognition they long deserved
Whenever folks badmouth public servants who work for schools, agencies or simply “the government,” you’d like to stand them before a crowded auditorium to meet guys like Neil Payne, Keith McCaffery or the late William
Dan Ladd: Let us be reminded that cold water can kill
What follows are a few anecdotes from a topic I’ve covered in this space before, but they bear repeating.
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: DNR investigation leads to additional charges
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the April 17, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Changes in store for New York’s Long Island spring turkey hunters
Just like deer hunters on Long Island this past season, turkey hunters on state-managed lands in Suffolk County have a new reservation process.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said turkey
A quick chat with Dr. Scott Petrie on efforts to shift America’s declining hunter numbers
The arc of the American hunter has been bending south for a long time.
Fifty years ago, hunters were far more numerous. Today, according to government statistics, they comprise but 4.5% of adult Americans.
Chasing trophy bass? Here are six ways to catch them more consistently
Have you ever noticed that the same anglers seem to be catching big bass all the time? And you’re not?
Sure, some anglers are lucky. But those who are catching big ’uns consistently put
Youth weekend launches New York’s spring gobbler season
The turkey hunting season in New York officially gets underway with the annual youth turkey hunting weekend, April 25-26. Since 2004, the hunt has provided the opportunity for junior hunters (ages 12-15) to go afield
Wisconsin DNR has process allowing transfer of bear ‘kill tags’
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued 15,245 bear harvest authorizations (kill tags) for the 2026 fall bear season. Some of those recipients are considering a transfer of their tag to a qualified person.<br
Wisconsin’s conservation patron license defies trends, gains buyers
Even as sales of most fishing, trapping, and hunting licenses decline in Wisconsin, the all-inclusive conservation patron license has grown nearly 50% in popularity after bottoming out in 2012.
Sales of the $165 patron
