Hunting
CWD found in two deer at Wisconsin hunting ranch
Bucks were among 40 deer reported to be on the 84-acre ranch in Waupaca County.
Activity is increasing in the whitetail woods
Bowhunters in Michigan are finding more and more rubs and scrapes, indicating that white-tailed bucks are on the move and the pre-rut activity surge has begun.
All three Pure Michigan Hunt winners bag elk, bear
One of the winners also drew an elk tag and, and when all was said and done, both he and his son harvested 6-by-6 elk on the same day.
Hunters asked to report banded roosters as part of pheasant research project
Pheasant hunters can voluntarily report roosters that were banded as part of a study being conducted by the Minnesota DNR. DNR Farmland Wildlife Populations and Research Group workers captured and banded roosters during a research
Explaining DNR’s mandatory CWD testing in central, north central, southeastern Minnesota
A video (above and at mndnr.gov/cwd) explains how to get deer tested for chronic wasting disease. Testing will be required in portions of north-central, central and southeast Minnesota during the opening weekend of firearms deer
DNR predicts higher deer harvest; hunter expectations up, too
Projection is above last year’s harvest of 173,213, below the 2003 record harvest of 290,525 and similar to the most recent 20-year average of 205,959. Prior to 2000, deer harvests in excess of 200,000 occurred
DNR regional wildlife managers: What deer hunters can expect this season
Hunters looking forward to higher deer numbers this season, according to DNR.
Whitetail warmup via squirrel: A solid start to the making of a hunter
Firearms safety and autumn small game success mark another chapter in the development of the author’s son as a hunter.
On the rebound: WMUs dictate Pennsylvania turkey hunting seasons
While season lengths in most WMUs remain unchanged from last year, the first season segment has been shortened from three weeks to two in WMU 4E, and from two weeks to one in WMUs 4A
