Hunting
Wisconsin hunter’s first bear is huge 586-pounder that comes on final day of hunt
Wisconsin’s Teri Jo Fendler may not be a bear-hunting expert, but she’s well aware that the Burnett County black bear she shot Sept. 14 is a once-in-a-lifetime trophy.
Fendler made the four-hour trip from
A quick chat with outdoors journalist and conservation advocate Hal Herring
Award-winning outdoors scribe Hal Herring hails from Augusta, Mont., which allows him to use the tagline “Writing from the edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.” Originally from north Alabama, Herring also works in forestry, and
Youth hunt sets the deer stage for the Illinois season
Forty percent of the deer taken during the 2024 youth season in Illinois were adult females, indicating young hunters are slightly less likely than regular archery and firearms hunters to pass on a doe to
Mike Raykovicz: Tree stand safety reminders
Now that crossbows have become legal hunting tools in New York, it’s expected that record numbers of hunters will be in the woods hunting deer this fall and, most will likely hunt from a tree
Utilize a shooting brace to improve your accuracy this fall
I think all hunters would agree that precisely placing your shot, bullet or arrow is key to putting game down quickly. Spending time on the range to familiarize yourself with your chosen sporting arm is
Beating the heat, bugs for a Minnesota doe on the bow opener
By the time I found the big doe, it was well past dark. Stars were shining brightly and the only sound was the occasional bark of a farm dog in the distance.
Tracking
‘Tight window’ between when Wisconsin hunting regulation pamphlets are printed and when seasons start
So, just when did the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) printed 2025 hunting regulations pamphlets reach the hunting public?
That was a question that Jamie Cleaver, a Wisconsin Outdoor News reader in West
Russ Mason: Privatization of CWD testing could help minimize human exposure, save money
From a wildlife perspective, management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) boils down to prevention, surveillance, and suppression. Eradication is unrealistic, just as it is for other wildlife diseases.
Most likely, CWD eventually will spread
State Roundup: Wisconsin Waterfowl Association names new executive director
The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) has a new executive director in the form of Brad Heidel.
WWA’s retiring executive director, Bruce Ross, and board of director president, Bruce Urben, made the announcement last week.
