Hook and Bullet
Tom Bahti: Time to reassess our priorities as deer hunters
I have become increasingly nervous about the future of white-tailed deer hunting in Wisconsin – and throughout North America, for that matter.
The current fixation on inches of antler, bordering on mania and the
Cornell University bans animal processing after two students used dorm kitchen to butcher black bear
Last fall, the story of two Cornell University students who butchered a legally harvested black bear in their college dorm kitchen went viral. A recent university policy change, however, will ensure this doesn’t happen again.<br
Patrick Durkin: Crossbows help Wisconsin set third highest arrow kill last deer season
As Wisconsin bowhunters returned to the woods Sept. 12 for the 2026-27 opener, let’s review the 2025 hunts, which toppled 113,620 whitetails, the state’s third highest archery kill on record.
Crossbow hunters registered a
Illinois’ Steeleville Ducks Unlimited chapter began rather humbly, has since raised $1 million
In the mid-1970s, a pair of southern Illinois men with an interest in duck hunting and conservation shared a common thought: would it be possible to start our own Ducks Unlimited chapter?
Much discussion
Minnesota DNR proposes permanent lead ammo ban for Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area
The Minnesota DNR is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that, if adopted, would permanently ban the use of lead ammunition at Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area in northern Washington County.
The proposed
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Compliance check discovers wrongdoing by shore angler
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the Sept. 18, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois EHD makes first headlines of 2026 in residential area
The typical late-summer reporting of EHD in the Illinois deer herd came from an unusual place this year – a mostly residential neighborhood near the Fox River in Kane County.
Two confirmed cases in
Illinois Mixed Bag: Rare swallow-tailed kite spotted in Crete
Crete, Ill. — A swallow-tailed kite was reported in Crete, the latest rare-bird sighting in a string of them in the state this year.
New York’s Saratoga Sand Plains WMA is Northern Zone hunting with a Southern Zone feel
Saratoga County, in eastern New York, is roughly 844 square miles in size. About half of the county’s acreage lies in the Northern Zone, and half of that is within the Blue Line boundary of
