Hook and Bullet
Doug Leier: Appreciate the fine dining courtesy of our great outdoors
I spend a lot of time talking about the outdoors and one of the more recent conversations connected with old timers eating everything “but the squeal” from a pig to acknowledge how our generations couldn’t
State Roundup: Tough hunting for northern hunters, but ready to see what Wisconsin’s 2024 gun deer season brings
Wisconsin’s 2024 gun deer season gets underway on Saturday, but it’s Thursday, Nov. 21, as we send this Wisconsin Outdoor News issue to the printer.
It was snowing in Oneida and Vilas counties this
Wisconsin’s sandhill crane hunt future rests with legislators
A bill to approve a sandhill crane hunt in Wisconsin will likely be introduced to the state legislature at some point next year. The next legislative session convenes Jan. 6, 2025.
The crane hunt
Wisconsin bear hunters see a big rebound in harvest from poor 2023 season
A preliminary 2024 black bear harvest of 4,285 animals during Wisconsin’s five-week season represents a substantial rebound from a below-average 2023 harvest of 2,922 bears registered last season.
“Several factors likely led to this
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 22, 2024
With fair weather gone, it’s deer hunting until ice arrives. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report on Nov. 22, 2024.
A quick chat with Dr. Bronson Strickland of the Mississippi State University Deer Lab
Dr. Bronson Strickland sees firsthand how difficult it is for some students to know exactly what it is they want to do with their professional lives once they reach college.
Strickland, the St. John
Make the most of a last chance to hunt late-season ducks in Minnesota
When it comes to hunting late-season waterfowl, most hunters’ interests turn to the last of the duck migration. Newly-arriving birds are what waterfowlers dream about. Find yourself in the right place at the right time
Jeffrey Frischkorn: A quest for true love comes to fruition with a Lake Erie laker
All bodies of water have an aroma, distinct and particular, and with them they can brag about the fish they hold.
The oceans’ flavor is sharp with the nose-tingling bite of salt. You’ll find
Do geese get scared? The Swedes aimed to find out
Throughout much of their ranges, different species of geese cause agricultural damage. For example, an older figure for the western United States noted that crop farms lose as much as $30,000 annually to geese. A
