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Deer permit sales reveal hunter preferences, interests
The state saw a slight decrease in deer permit sales last year, but that is blamed on changes in regulations that allow fewer non-resident archery permits.

Squirrel hunting rebound possible
What an age it must have been: summer months 60 years ago featured newspapers excitedly counting down the days until squirrel season and hunters confidently preparing.

Furor erupts over tribal moose kill
A Lac du Flambeau tribal member kicked off a heated social media discussion two weeks ago about whether the shooting of a female moose in Vilas County was ethical

Halt to cormorant control efforts frustrates DEC, Champlain guides
Biologists worry a decision by a federal judge to block programs that control double-crested cormorants in 24 states could set back their efforts on the birds, blamed for despoiling islands in Lake Champlain where they

Is DNR in line for funds infusion?
State agencies moved a step closer last week to an infusion of money that could change the game when it comes to addressing the most critical habitat needs of Minnesota’s – and the nation’s –

Shotguns warming up as trapshooting championships stay in Sparta
After the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta was closed last September due to the state budget crisis, many feared the Amateur Trapshooting Association would move the Grand American out of Illinois. But an

Black River Falls elk herd grows with Kentucky animals
Wisconsin DNR’s second Jackson County release totals 50 head

Jacklighting case ends in prison for 3 in Southeast
Three southern Ohio men have been sentenced to prison and lifetime loss of hunting privileges as result of a deer spotlighting enforcement incident during which one of the hunters was accused of shooting at

CWD war rages on in Lower
DNR tweaks surveillance strategy, starts social media campaign