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Dean Bortz: Wisconsin Conservation Congress, DNR forge ahead
So we have a little news for this spot this week, followed by more submissions on short-eared does. I’m not sure what I started here when running the first bit on short-eared does, but apparently

All of Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board appointees vulnerable to November election results
For the first time in decades – perhaps ever –Wisconsin residents will head into the Tuesday, Aug. 11, primary election with not one of the seven Natural Resources Board (NRB) members having received Senate confirmation.<br

Take big buck inventory now, but don’t be surprised if things change before bow opener
There are two divergent trends that have taken over the whitetail industry in the past decade. The first is the public land craze, where tree saddles, lightweight climbing sticks, and the willingness to be truly

State Roundup: A simple solution to paying for Wisconsin’s wolf damage claims
Wolf kills of livestock and pets are down in Wisconsin a bit from last year at this time, but the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may still have to prorate damage payments to livestock and

Wisconsin DNR Secretary addresses audit and finances
Grassroots conversations about sustainable, long-term Department of Natural Resources (DNR) program funding are continuing across Wisconsin even after DNR Secretary Dr. Karen Hyun addressed that topic with Conservation Congress delegates at their state convention in

14-year-old from Mequon earns Wisconsin Conservation Congress youth bear tag
Stuart Szelmeczki, 14, of Mequon, is going bear hunting this fall. Conservation Congress District Leadership Council member Mike Rogers, of Merrimac, presented the special Conservation Congress learn-to-hunt (LTH) bear tag to Szelmeczki in front of

Tyler Frantz: A beach dad trains for hunting season
It’s interesting how two seemingly unrelated activities can share so many parallels until you step back and contemplate the many similarities.
Last month, I spent a week in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, with

Ryan Rothstein: It’s not too early to be thinking of mock scrapes
Between swatting at deer flies and reapplying bug spray for the millionth time, my arms are getting a workout in recent weeks. But there’s one thing I like to do this time of year to

Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Antlerless bonus tags go on sale Aug. 17
Deer hunters interested in buying leftover antlerless deer bonus tags may begin doing so on Monday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. Bonus tags (harvest authorizations in bureaucratic speak), may be purchased through the Department of