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Michigan Reader Stories: Father, son share emotional elk hunt that at one point didn’t seem possible
We started into the pines moving slowly through the deep snow. The bulls were already in the woods on the opposite side headed to bed down.
This stalk was different than any other I
Habitat projects aim to improve Driftless Region grouse numbers in Wisconsin
Hunters who remember the ruffed grouse heydays of the 1970s and 1980s in the Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin may be scratching their heads, wondering what happened. Today, grouse are few and far between in
Habitat vs. renewable energy: What can be done to lessen the impact on wildlife?
In 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) counted just 288 male prairie chickens on 37 leks, or breeding sites, in the state. All were on state-owned properties in central Wisconsin, with 73% of
Three truths about training your dog to find shed antlers
The shed-dog craze seems to have slowed down some in recent years. For a while, it was a hot topic in the dog and deer world, and for good reason.
At least for dog lovers,
Wisconsin’s Whitetails Unlimited, hunting loses a friend with passing of Darrel Snell
Thirty-four years ago a group of northern Wisconsin deer hunters got together to form a Whitetails Unlimited chapter to support the new group founded in 1982 while also honoring the area’s historic hunting lifestyle.
Want to try Pennsylvania’s trout waters on the ice? Here’s how to do it
The snow slanted down hard, pushed ahead by what the weatherman would later say were 48-mph gusts.
If I had been home during such conditions, I’d never open the front door, but this was
How to choose your next knife and how to keep it sharp
My dad used to say that only a dull knife would cut you, but I found out the hard way that that isn’t totally the case when I borrowed my grandpa Eli’s knife and attempted
A doe with a muzzleloader helps thin Ohio’s South Bass Island deer herd
Since I moved off Ohio’s South Bass Island, aka Put-in-Bay, after my retirement in 2011, I have watched as the island’s deer population jumped from a couple of family units to numbers approaching the limit
Minnesota foundation helps youth with life-threatening illnesses ‘just be kids’
Dan Oliver remembers.
He remembers that Lake of the Woods ice-fishing trip several years ago. One night, sitting at a lodge bar sipping an adult beverage with friends after a day on the hard
