Hunting
State Roundup: A mostly positive outlook for Wisconsin pheasant, ruffed grouse hunters
Wisconsin’s pheasant and ruffed grouse prospects for this fall came in from the DNR last week, with the news mostly positive for small game hunters.
According to a DNR press release, results of the
Rule involving technology used for trapping needs review, says Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) held off on adopting a rule proposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that would set standards for using technology to tend traps, along with several hunting rule
7% bump in Wisconsin’s breeding duck numbers from ’24 may not tell the full story
Taylor Finger, game bird ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), told attendees of a June 30 DNR Migratory Game Bird Advisory Committee meeting that the total breeding duck estimate in Wisconsin this
Dan Ladd: New York’s summer sport shows face challenges
Behind the scenes at this and any newspaper is what we call an editorial calendar. It serves a number of purposes, one obviously being related to content that appears in this publication that is assigned
Mixed Bag: Names released in Isle Royale case
The two campers who were found dead at a remote campground at Isle Royale National Park have been identified as Bradley Baird, 30, and John Baird, 60, of Northville, Mich., the Keweenaw County Clerk and
Man admits 49-point nontypical buck presented as state record came from a farm
The Wisconsin man who submitted a 300-plus inch nontypical buck as a potential state record has now admitted his story of harvesting the buck during the 2024 muzzleloader season was a lie.
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‘Reserved hunts’ in Michigan offer meaningful opportunities for many
Since 2015 the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division has offered “Reserved Hunts” inside of the Sharonville State Game Area (SGA), which rests in parts of both Jackson and Washtenaw counties in southern Michigan.
With population dwindling, gray foxes now under Illinois DNR control
The DNR has records going back to the mid-1970s that show more than 10,000 gray fox marketed each season by hunters and trappers across Illinois.
In 2024, that number was zero – not a
Grant County escapes Wisconsin’s holiday deer hunt as NRB approves framework of 2025 season
In a show of support for recommendations by County Deer Advisory Councils (CDAC), the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the 2025 deer season framework June 25 that includes a holiday hunt and extended January
