Hunting
Ducks Unlimited, University of Delaware study eastern black ducks
Ducks Unlimited has partnered with the University of Delaware and the Black Duck Joint Venture (BDJV) on a study evaluating the response of wintering black ducks to habitat restoration and enhancement of freshwater wetlands.
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s nine-day gun-deer season has lost its clout
Wisconsin long considered its nine-day gun-deer season “the hammer” for managing whitetails, accounting for more than 90% of the annual deer kill during the early 1970s, and routinely 85% of it through 1995.
But
Dan Ladd: What might be the next change for New York hunters?
Other than the upcoming holiday week late muzzleloading hunt in New York’s Southern Zone, and the January hunt on Long Island, another big game hunting season is just about in the books.
This was
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
