Hunting
Smarter turkeys might require better-built blinds
At this point of the season, most of the turkeys that will be hunted have been hunted. The unpressured birds of the early season are long gone, and what’s left are generally the longbeards that
Washington County sees light turnout during Wisconsin spring hearings
A small crowd of 27 citizens registered at the Washington County spring hearing April 14. It is the smallest crowd in memory for this reporter who has covered the Washington County spring hearing for 30
Dan Ladd: Keep an eye on fire danger despite New York’s recent rain
I admit, I’m a weather geek and it’s something that dates back to a meteorology course I took in college. In fact, because of my broadcasting background – also primarily in college – my wife
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land will generate revenue and ease growth pressures in booming Western cities. Yet without clear details on how it will
North Dakota hunter takes record-book moose with the help of local quilting club
When Christian Levitt, of Buffalo, N.D., drew a once-in-a-lifetime bull moose tag in 2022, he understood how special the opportunity was. Nearly 9,000 hunters had applied for a chance to hunt in the northwestern unit
Trapping season changes appear to have minimal effect in Minnesota
After rolling out regulation changes for trapping bobcats, fishers, and otters this year, it’s been informative for the Minnesota DNR researchers behind the scenes to assess how the changes may have affected preliminary harvest.
Deer meeting in Wisconsin’s Waupaca County turns to talks about CWD concerns
While the Waupaca County’s County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) met May 1 for three hours to make recommendations for the 2025 deer seasons, much of that time was spent discussing local cases of chronic wasting
Long-term delegates on Conservation Congress challenged in Wisconsin’s Washburn, Bayfield county
A degree of political backlash or reprisal seems to have crept into the election of Washburn County Conservation Congress delegates during the April 14 spring hearings, with the focus apparently on long-serving delegate Joe Weiss.<br
Group seeks National Park status for Shawnee Forest in Illinois
A new effort is under way to re-designate the Shawnee National Forest as the “Shawnee National Park and Climate Preserve.”
Supporters say this change could bring big economic and environmental benefits to southern Illinois.
