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Wisconsin loses conservationists Carl Batha, Carol Murphy
Wisconsin lost two hard-working conservationists in August, as Carl Batha, 78, and Carol Murphy, 64, passed away.
Batha, of Platteville, retired from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as a wildlife ecologist, and was
Story of students processing a bear on Cornell University campus goes viral
The story of two Cornell University students butchering a legally-harvested bear in their college dorm kitchen has gone viral, garnering national headlines.
Although the students names or exact location of the hunt were not
Illinois archers anticipating another good deer season; is a harvest record within reach?
Bow season opens on a Wednesday, making it fairly easy to predict a Day 1 harvest of 650 to 750 deer – give or take a hundred or so.
It’s a simple forecast to
Wisconsin’s fall duck, goose outlook again on bright side
Spring waterfowl surveys point to stable population numbers and habitat conditions for migratory birds, so Wisconsin waterfowl hunters should be excited about the 2025 season.
Based on the available data, the DNR is expecting
Special wildlife council meeting planned to discuss outbreak of EHD in southeast Ohio
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced that the Ohio Wildlife Council will convene in Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 4:30 p.m. for a special meeting. All meetings of the Ohio Wildlife Council
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board meeting Sept. 24 in Madison
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madison.
New era begins for New York crossbow hunters
Upon Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signing crossbow expansion into law, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wasted no time communicating new crossbow hunting regulations to the public.
Hochul signed off on the law
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025
Hunting comes into focus, while fall fishing can be great. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025.
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025
Fishermen battle high winds, cool temperatures. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report on Sept. 12, 2025.
