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Air guns in, ‘no doe’ in the north and wolf population goal out in Wisconsin
With the ending of the Wisconsin legislative session in March, several new natural resources bills were signed into law, while others were vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.
Evers did sign several bills that: allow

Expert turkey hunter, Tony Hudak, shares his tips to help you tag a gobbler
Spring turkey hunters are always looking for tips that will help them fill their tags. Expert turkey hunter Tony Hudak, of Noxen, Pa. – who has harvested gobblers in every state where gobblers can be

Pros offer advice on how to fill your spring turkey tag in all parts of the season
When it comes to turkey hunting, sometimes we all question ourselves.
When to call, what types of sounds to make, or how and where to set up on that gobbler are all things that

Minnesota archer Brodie Ellavsky headed to high school national tourney
Brodie Ellavsky had a memorable weekend, March 22-23, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester during the 2024 Minnesota National Archery in the Schools Program’s 3D and Bull’s-eye State Tournament.
Ellavsky, a 10th-grader, clinched

Wisconsin DNR working with USFWS on lake sturgeon, with no update yet on possible ESL listing
The Wisconsin DNR has no idea just where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might land on a decision to place lake sturgeon on the federal Endangered Species List (ESL).
That, in a nutshell,

Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: 2024 elk application period open through May 31, includes Black River Elk Range
The application period for the 2024 elk hunt is open through May 31. New this year, the Black River Elk Range will be open to hunting for the first time since elk were reintroduced to

Fond du Lac man in Wisconsin loses licenses to hunt, fish
Green Lake County District Attorney Gerise LaSpisa confirmed recently that a Fond du Lac man lost his DNR hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for three years upon conviction in Green Lake County Circuit Court for

First positive case of chronic wasting disease found in Indiana wild deer
The Indiana DNR has confirmed the state’s first positive case of chronic wasting disease in LaGrange County.
This positive case is adjacent to a region where CWD had previously been detected in Michigan. CWD