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Wisconsin’s Washburn, Sawyer County Deer Advisory Councils lower antlerless quotas
In a move similar to surrounding counties, County Deer Advisory Council members in Wisconsin’s Washburn and Sawyer counties recommended a reduction in the number of antlerless deer permits for the 2024 fall hunts.
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Four indicted over alleged poaching of giant buck from Clinton County, Ohio
A 28-year-old Wilmington, Ohio, man was indicted by a grand jury May 10 for his alleged role in the poaching of an 18-point buck last November.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, on behalf of

Minnesota DNR uses explosives to remove deer stands at Bowstring State Forest
Jim Fena was sitting in a chair watching television one day this past winter when a loud sound enveloped his home and knocked his half-filled Coke can off the counter. Fena thought a jet plane

Randy Newberg is awarded RMEF’s highest honor
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) presented public lands hunter and longtime RMEF advocate Randy Newberg with the Wallace Fennell Pate Award, its highest conservation honor.
“If you would have told me that I
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Federal lands recreation access topic of May 13 Hayward subcommittee hearing
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) will host a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources subcommittee oversight field hearing in Hayward on Monday, May 13, titled, “Improving Access and Opportunities for Hunting, Fishing, and

Have these three baits tied on for spring smallies – video
Top three favorite lures for targeting big pre-spawn smallmouth bass.

Wisconsin State Roundup: A look at turkey harvest, and ways to contact your senators about wolf delisting bill
A quick look at the turkey kill so far shows that as of May 7, hunters had registered 32,417 birds. Zone 1 registrations topped the list with 9,111 birds, with Zone 3 hunters next at

Wakeboats dominate Wisconsin spring hearings; a look at how voters responded to key questions
Wakeboats struck another tsunami of opposition during April’s Wisconsin conservation hearings, with more than 70% of voters favoring restrictions on the fun, but controversial, wave-generating boats.
Voters also supported a proposed ban on 360-degree

Ask a fisheries biologist: Wisconsin’s native, non-native species
This week, DNR Fish Biologist Max Wolter discusses our native species, and those that are not native.
For Wisconsin anglers, brook trout, lake trout, smallmouth bass, and bluegills are some of our most popular