Home » Hunting
Hunting

Again, government fails the people, this time involving venison
Louisiana health officials seem oblivious to the real needs of the hungry

Grassland habitat loss affects nation's pheasants and upland bird hunters
From South Dakota to Minnesota to Iowa, ring-necked pheasant hunting has become remarkably challenging

Illinois turkey hunters see slight harvest decrease, deer hunters playing catch-up
Shotgun hunters took 560 turkeys during the fall season, which wrapped up on Sunday.

Study: Deer culling has kept CWD controlled
Despite objections by many hunters and most wildlife watchers, the state’s deer culling program appears to be accomplishing its goal of containing and limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease

Firearms hunters look to push deer numbers
Predicting how well hunters will do during the upcoming firearms deer seasons is a lot like trying to forecast next week’s weather. Or next month’s weather.

River otter considered ‘canary in a coal mine’
River otters collected by DNR in recent years are telling an interesting story of how insecticides may be affecting the state’s wildlife food chain – and ultimately humans.

SAK to stay, DNR pledges
Either the DNR changed horses mid-stream when it comes to using its Sex-Age-Kill deer formula going forward, or the agency did not make its intentions clear enough during the earlier Deer Trustee Report committee meetings.

Fate of Isle Royale wolves is unclear
The National Park Service still hasn’t announced what, if anything, it plans to do about the dwindling wolf population on Isle Royale.

Mentor grant idea not dead yet
The $500,000 mentored hunting grant initially given to the United Sportsmen of Wisconsin Foundation is dead, but interest in continuing some type of mentor program with state financial assistance for Wisconsin conservation groups is still