Hunting
Training exercise continues search for New York hunter who disappeared in 2015
Ten years ago this past November, 82-year-old Rensselaer County resident Tom Messick Sr. ventured into the woods of northern Warren County, N.Y., to hunt for deer with friends and family.
Messick was never heard
New York Mixed Bag: Late muzzleloading hunting seasons winding down
Late muzzleloading seasons in New York continue in both the Northern and Southern Zones for big game.
Idaho transforms tag structure for nonresident big game hunters
Idaho’s nonresident big game hunters should expect something different when planning for the 2026 season.
The Gem State has transitioned its nonresident tag distribution process from an over-the-counter, first-come-first-served system to a draw system,
Wisconsin bear hunt could see more tags in 2026
Wisconsin bear hunters will have to wait until Jan. 28, 2026, to find out for certain, but there’s a better than even chance they will see a healthy increase in bear harvest tags for 2026.<br
Artificial intelligence won’t find you a deer, but may find you trouble as a hunter
At 4:54 a.m. on opening day of the 2025 bowhunting season, a curious Illinois hunter took one last sip of coffee and paused before shutting down his laptop to head out his back door toward
State Roundup: Is now a better time to push for an earlier Wisconsin gun season for deer?
I can’t believe we’ve nearly reached the end of another year of enjoying Wisconsin’s great outdoors, with a wonderful Thanksgiving still close in the rearview mirror and Christmas just around the corner.
We have
Steve Griffin: Making outdoor memories between opening, closing days
Opening days of hunting and fishing seasons get plenty of attention but more and more, I think of them as appetizers and season endings as desserts. Both are wonderful, but the dessert memories are enduring
George Meyer, longtime advocate for Wisconsin’s natural resources, facing his latest battle head-on
He was the right man, at the right place, at the right time.
He is George Meyer, past-secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and retired executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife
Steve Piatt: Are all-day sits worth it? Sometimes, hunting hurts a bit
There’s a certain level of discomfort, even pain, involved in deer hunting, and there’s really no way of avoiding it if you spend any serious time in pursuit of a whitetail.
You essentially have
