Hunting
Annual fox-hunting ritual: Blessing of the Hounds, and a whole lot more
I attended a hunting ritual last week that is literally “as old as the hills.” It was the annual Blessing of the Hounds at Rocky Fork Headley Hunt Club near Columbus. An Episcopal priest conducted
Harvest up less than a percent for opening weekend of firearms deer season
Hunters register 70,724 deer during first weekend of season; DNR expecting increased total harvest of around 200,000.
Warning to Wisconsin hunters: Dead and dying ash trees may be too weak for tree stands
Falls from tree stands are a leading cause of serious injury for hunters.
Tips to increase your deer-calling success
By Gary Sefton “You’re not going to believe this,” the excited deer hunter exclaimed. “I hadn’t seen anything all morning, so I let my bow down and started to unfasten my safety belt. I remembered
Big increase in antlerless elk licenses for South Dakota state park hunt
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission has increased the number of licenses available for a special Custer State Park antlerless elk hunting season from 20 to 60, the GFP
South Dakota rejects expanding use of hounds in public-land mountain lions hunts
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission did not adopt a proposal that would have expanded the use of hounds to hunt mountain lions, the agency said in a news
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expands hunting, fishing opportunities at 10 national wildlife refuges
Includes Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge as well as Wisconsin’s Fox River National Wildlife Refuge and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
Wolf quota increase recommended on Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island
This fall’s estimate of Alexander Archipelago wolves – a distinct subspecies of the gray wolf – was 231 animals, allowing a harvest of 46 wolves. A 30 percent increase, which would’ve upped this year’s quota
Assembly eliminates Wisconsin’s minimum hunting age
The Republican-authored bill would allow people of any age to participate in a mentored hunt, effectively letting anyone hunt.
