Hook and Bullet
Firearms hunters look to push deer numbers
Predicting how well hunters will do during the upcoming firearms deer seasons is a lot like trying to forecast next week’s weather. Or next month’s weather.
River otter considered ‘canary in a coal mine’
River otters collected by DNR in recent years are telling an interesting story of how insecticides may be affecting the state’s wildlife food chain – and ultimately humans.
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars – No, 2013
District 1 — Ashland area Warden Amie Egstad, of Bayfield, worked Lake Superior and inland trout and salmon fishermen during a weekend in September. She issued one citation for an undersized rainbow trout, which the
SAK to stay, DNR pledges
Either the DNR changed horses mid-stream when it comes to using its Sex-Age-Kill deer formula going forward, or the agency did not make its intentions clear enough during the earlier Deer Trustee Report committee meetings.
Fate of Isle Royale wolves is unclear
The National Park Service still hasn’t announced what, if anything, it plans to do about the dwindling wolf population on Isle Royale.
Mentor grant idea not dead yet
The $500,000 mentored hunting grant initially given to the United Sportsmen of Wisconsin Foundation is dead, but interest in continuing some type of mentor program with state financial assistance for Wisconsin conservation groups is still
New York Cuffs and Collars – November 1st, 2013
Second time around (Onondaga County) The first weekend in May, ECO Richard Head checked two men on the south shore of Oneida Lake. One of them was casting his line into the lake and the
Legendary tracker Larry Benoit dies
Larry Benoit, a deer hunter who helped spawn a revival of the art of tracking and created an empire of books, videos and seminars, has died. He was 89.
DEC survey goes out to New York deer hunters
Focuses on yearling bucks and ‘tradeoffs’
