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CWD rates set a record pace in Wisconsin’s farm country during 2025
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) intensified its deadly spread across Wisconsin’s farm country during 2025, with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) documenting a record 2,022 CWD cases in a record 41 counties for a record
Dean Bortz: Plenty of topics to digest before Wisconsin’s April 16 hearings
Do you think the Hine’s emerald dragonfly should be the Wisconsin state insect? But that would mean switching the honeybee to the state agricultural insect.
Should we remove the once-in-a-lifetime restriction on cow elk
Top anglers start their seasons; a 2026 national bass fishing tournament preview
For fans of professional bass fishing, the most wonderful time of the year starts now.
Consider: There are 31 weekends between when the two major national tournament circuits – the Major League Fishing Bass
Ice fishing for smelt is a Michigan winter tradition
Michigan winters can be long, drawn-out affairs if you don’t find something to keep you busy. One experience Michiganders look forward to is ice fishing for smelt. It’s a winter tradition that many families and
Interested in buying your next gun online? Here’s what to know
If you have an old shotgun in mind, one you never see in the local stores, consider using an online auction. You are sure to find one there.
But when the price looks like
Spring hearing questions included in the Feb. 25 Wisconsin NRB agenda
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to hear a report on 2025 deer seasons and preview DNR proposed rule changes and Conservation Congress advisory questions that will be
Mule Deer Foundation opposes cull on California’s Catalina Island
The Mule Deer Foundation released a statement regarding legislation passed to eliminate mule deer from California’s Catalina Island.
MDF President/CEO Greg Sheehan said the group is aware that mule deer were introduced to Catalina
Pheasant Fest, Quail Classic in Minneapolis set for Feb. 20-22
The stages are nearly set for the 2026 Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Friday through Sunday, Feb. 20-22. Among them are the Bird Dog Stage, the Path to the Uplands
Spring goose hunt running in high gear in Illinois
Large gaggles of snow geese kicked off 2026 by gathering in corn stubble fields across central and southern Illinois to dine – and honk.
They were headed north. But hard winter arrived, motivating many
