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Wisconsin State Roundup: More crossbow hunters at least part of the reason for lower gun deer harvest in the north
There’s always a temptation to do some dissecting of deer harvest numbers and what those numbers might mean once we get a look at the preliminary gun deer harvest totals and those from the early

Pheasant shortage scales back hunt in Illinois
Illinois pheasant hunters sensed something was awry in late November when Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area began scaling back the number of permits it issued for the Controlled Pheasant Hunting program.
Many

Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Fall turkey harvest stands at 3,862 birds as of Dec. 3; 2025 application deadline Dec. 10
isconsin’s fall turkey hunters registered 3,862 turkeys as of Dec. 3, with Zone 2 hunters leading the way with 993 birds checked in.

Female suspect receives $5K bond in tri-county poaching case from southeast Wisconsin
The adult female suspect in a widespread three-county poaching case in southeast Wisconsin left her initial appearance in Washington County Circuit Court Dec. 2 on a $5,000 signature bond with three stipulations:
• That

Study shows Great Lakes wolf survival not linked to federal listing status
Researchers have found that humans account for 67% of wolf mortality, with poaching the dominant cause of wolf mortality despite the fact that wolves in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota have been mostly under some level

Wisconsin’s statewide gun deer kill up a tad from 2023
There’s a lot less blaze orange in Wisconsin’s annual gun deer hunt, but the 553,652 license buyers were still able to bring home more venison than they did a year ago.
However, for the

Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 6, 2024
It is early and reports are light, but ice is forming. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report on Dec. 6, 2024.

Winter project: An AR build on your own
The Armalite Rifle, our beloved AR platform, began as a modular concept in 1954. The company set out to produce something reliable and versatile. The concept revolutionized how we think about rifles. An AR could

New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 5, 2024
Deer hunting winding down, with anglers hoping for ice. A look at the New York hunting and fishing report from across the state on Dec. 5, 2024.