Hunting
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
Late winter deer hunt to open in 30 Illinois counties
Four counties have been added to the list of those open for the 2026 late-winter deer season, which will be held over two weekends (Jan. 1-4 and Jan. 16-18) in Illinois.
One county that
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Dec. 10 deadline approaching for spring turkey, fall bear tags
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds bear and turkey hunters that applications for the 2026 black bear- and spring turkey-hunting seasons are due by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10. Hunters may apply for harvest
Early tally shows buck kill dips 2.6% from 2024 during Wisconsin gun hunt
Early returns from the 2025 nine-day gun-deer season show Wisconsin hunters registered 182,084 total deer during the 2025 gun deer season, a number that is down 0.8% statewide from the 2024 final registration numbers.
Sandhill crane hunt bill awaits Senate action in Wisconsin
Folks who support a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin can be encouraged that the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage held a public hearing Nov. 19 on Senate Bill 112 that would
Election Day buck shot with a bow may have shot at New York’s record book
A massive white-tailed buck taken Nov. 4 in Ulster County is rumored to have record book potential in the bow typical category, considering it is eventually scored by the New York State Big Buck Club.<br
New York’s fishing and hunting report on Dec. 5, 2025
Time of transition if upon hunters and anglers. A look at the New York fishing and hunting report across the state on Dec. 5, 2025.
