Hook and Bullet
Hunter participation numbers continue to drop – and it’s a sorry situation
Preliminary numbers from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey indicate a five-year national drop-off of over 2 million hunters.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars – Sept. 22, 2017
District 1 — Ashland area Warden Matt Koshollek, of Drummond, worked with residents in the town of Namakagon in August to identify a suspect who was dumping food waste off of a town road. The
Minnesota Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars – Sept. 22, 2017
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) attended court in Roseau County regarding charges from a baiting case from last fall. Two drivers/vehicles were found trespassing on the Roseau River Wildlife Management Area,
In Wisconsin, deer hunters encouraged to get deer tested for CWD, assist with surveillance efforts
The cooperation of hunters and private businesses has become increasingly vital to the success of sampling process.
Fair but declining wetland conditions for North Dakota duck hunting
But fair reproduction for ducks in traditional breeding areas this year still makes for good fall hunting potential in the state.
Waterfowl hunting time: scouting small-water ducks
Break out the binoculars and find the waterholes that wood ducks and blue-winged teal prefer during the early waterfowl season.
Wildlife Research Center hosting Melissa Bachman at 2018 Outdoor News Deer & Turkey Classic
Wildlife Research Center in Ramsey, Minn., will sponsor Melissa Bachman’s appearance at the 2018 Minnesota Outdoor News Deer & Turkey Classic, March 9-11 in the Warner Coliseum at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Bachman, a headliner
Free-ranging deer in Michigan’s Genesee County tests positive for EHD
No cases of EHD were confirmed in the state in either 2014 or 2015, and minimal cases were reported in 2016.
Treestand prep: Don’t be a naked chicken
Personally, I prefer doing only minor trimming at this point, enough to afford a small window or two, during the early part of deer season.
