Hunting
Nania, Meyer get Outdoor Life honors
Madison – Wisconsin has had an inordinate number of conservation leaders over the years, and that tradition continues today. Two current Wisconsinites, Jeff Nania, of Portage, and George Meyer, of Madison, have been named to
WWF appeals Forest Service road closures
Poynette, Wis. – A U.S. Forest Service decision to prohibit motorized vehicles on 50 percent of the existing roads on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is being appealed by the state’s largest conservation organization. The Wisconsin
Decker offers views on trophy whitetails
Eau Claire, Wis. – It wasn’t a story with twists and turns and drama. In fact, Bob Decker says, it was “kind of a boring hunting story.” But at the end of the story that
Fisher, pine marten, and bobcat trapping begins
Bruno, Minn. – Gary Meis will run his trapline when the state’s pine marten, fishers, and bobcats become legal trapping fare this weekend. The question, though, is how many trappers will join him. “A lot
Early deer kill down 23K from a year ago
St. Paul – Deer hunters killed nearly 23,000 fewer deer through the second Monday of this year’s season than they did last year, according to preliminary harvest figures from the DNR. Hunters killed 145,483 deer
40 hunters fill tags in limited elk hunt
Quehanna, Pa. – It was the opening morning of Pennsylvania’s 2008 elk season, and a cloud of fluorescent orange surrounded the red pickup truck parked at the intersection of Rolling Stone Road and Route 879.
Early muzzleloader take doubles from 2007 hunt
DNR Report Athens, Ohio – Muzzleloader hunters took 568 deer during the weeklong, October early muzzleloader deer hunt, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Hunters took 315 deer at Salt Fork Wildlife Area, 162
New study to show if recruiting is working
Harrisburg – A recruitment push that would make the military proud in its dedication and urgency has been ramping up across America over the last few years. But is it working? That’s the question a
Rifle-shot buck gets charges in two states
DNR, Staff Reports Ashland, Ohio – A West Salem man shot a trophy buck this fall in Ohio, transported it to West Virginia where he checked it in as an archery kill, and then learned
