Hunting
Notes off a soiled cuff: What is limiting the growth potential of Pennsylvania’s elk herd?
Living part time in Pennsylvania’s elk range for awhile, not long ago, I became enamored and fascinated by the majestic animals. With so much good habitat for them to spread out in the Northern Tier,
Commentary: Wisconsin outdoors users want to see Nelson-Knowles Stewardship Program continue
Wisconsin is fortunate to have a rich sporting heritage, with hundreds of thousands of sportsmen and women taking advantage of our public lands each year. That tradition continues to thrive, in part, due to the
Can nature be nonpartisan in 2025? New nonprofit aims to make it so
Benji Backer wants to bring political conservatives back into the environmental conversation.
The 27-year-old from Seattle recently launched a nonprofit called Nature is Nonpartisan. He did it from Belle Fourche, S.D. – the self-described
Dean Bortz: What can go wrong shall go wrong in the turkey woods
If you’ve already read this story from Outdoor News, then you know that the 2025 turkey season is off to a roaring start in Wisconsin. There’s no way of knowing how things will play out
Bob Gwizdz: Examining the benefits of spring burns for native grasses
If you drive the backroads of southern Michigan, you likely notice some grass fires or the charred results of recent prescribed burns in uninhabited swatches across the landscape. And though it’s wildfire season, it’s a
Avian influenza naturally occurs in certain wildlife
Wisconsin is seeing a wide variety of mortality of wildlife species due to the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), but the risk of the virus to the general public is relatively low.
Jasmine
Clues suggest ‘Prince’ was a hunter who enjoyed seafood
As a Minnesotan, the name “Prince” immediately reminds me of a musical performer. However, this is not about that Prince but rather a young man named Prince who died 24,000 years ago after what was
CWD cases escaping the disease’s ‘hot zone’ in Illinois
A deer taken this past season by a hunter in Adams County that later tested positive for CWD has greatly loosened what had been a tightly contained disease “hot zone” in northern Illinois.
If
State roundup: Wisconsin turkey hunters off to a fast start, and a frustrating litter find
It looks like turkey hunters are off to a good start on the 2025 spring season, judging by early harvest numbers for the first season.
According to Taylor Finger, the DNR’s turkey and waterfowl
