Hunting
2 new Wyoming cases of chronic wasting disease
Buffalo, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says chronic wasting disease has turned up in two northern Wyoming hunt areas for the first time. The department lab in Laramie confirmed this week
535 state residents revoked through violators’ compact
Madison – About 535 Wisconsin residents have had their hunting privileges revoked in Wisconsin and in 30 other states, as part of the Wildlife Violator Compact. DNR wildlife violator compact coordinator Kristin Turner told the
UPDATED – Trophy buck illegally shot in Minnesota
St. Paul – Minnesota conservation officers last week seized a record- book deer rack and on Thursday morning filed poaching charges against a man from Cannon Falls, Minn., in the case. The Minnesota DNR investigation
Outlook could be better for gun deer hunt
Madison – Back-to-back winters that stressed whitetails enough to negatively affect fawn production in parts of the state may play a role in what deer hunters see – or don’t see – from their stand
Quick start for grants program
DNR receives legacy grant proposals for five times more funding than is available St. Paul – The DNR received more than $16.6 million worth of applications from local sporting clubs and other groups for grants
WI DNR urges deer hunters to shoot feral pigs too
Madison, Wis. (AP) – If you’re a Wisconsin deer hunter who also has a small-game license, the state invites you to shoot some feral pigs this season. The state Department of Natural Resources says feral
LqP goose hunting needs Arctic blast
Watson, Minn. – Time is running out on the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area goose hunt, and still the “big push” of Canada geese to the area has yet to arrive. Goose hunting in
Wis. youth snatch up mentored hunting licenses
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials have sold more than 10,000 mentored hunting licenses. Wisconsin’s mentored hunting program allows 10- and 11-year-olds to hunt with an adult within arm’s reach. The program began on
