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The human factor afield: Lessons on friendship taken from this past hunting season
Last season, my hunting group had a hiccup.
Wait, let me stop right there. I hate euphemisms. It wasn’t a “hiccup.” It was a conflict. Like many Outdoor News readers, I am involved in

Minnesota elementary teacher and his students strengthen wood duck habitat
After the first few years, life caught up to Roeker and couldn’t commit the time to it as he was beginning his family and coaching. Five years ago, he brought back the duck house project

Illinois hunters don’t waste time during the spring turkey season
An interesting but not surprising fact about the Illinois spring turkey season: Hunters don’t like to mess around.
The first day of the first-season segment has by far produced the biggest harvest the past

Bonus turkey tag fiasco hangs Wisconsin hunters out to dry
Turkey hunters took it on the chin once again when they tried to buy a bonus tag for Wisconsin’s spring hunt, only to see their order eliminated by the Department of Natural Resources’ GoWild system.

Wisconsin NRB poses questions on DNR license fee increases
While most of the focus falls on Wisconsin DNR fish and wildlife questions or Conservation Congress advisory questions during the annual spring fish and game hearings, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) may also offer advisory

Sandhill crane season comes up short in Wisconsin
The bill that would have created a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin died quietly March 17 when the State Senate adjourned its last regular session without voting on the proposal.
Past votes in

Elk tag, longer bow season highlight Wisconsin DNR wildlife questions
The Wisconsin DNR’s wildlife bureau has seven questions on the Monday, April 13, spring hearing agenda related to elk, sharp-tailed grouse, disabled hunters south of Hwy. 64, and a longer bow season, and more.

License fees among April 13 spring hearing agenda items in Wisconsin
The 2026 spring fish and game hearings will take place in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, April 13, this year with 44 questions from the Department of Natural Resources, Natural

Falconry with a wild bird sunk its talons into this Minnesota hunter
In an age when hordes of hunters employ technological advantages from infrared cameras to artificial intelligence, there is still a small enclave who cling to the old ways.
Their methods are guided by ancient