Hunting
Commentary: Make the turkey Wisconsin’s official state game bird
I am proposing to designate the wild turkey as Wisconsin’s official state game bird because of its deep-rooted history, widespread presence, and special place in Wisconsin’s outdoor traditions.
The turkey is the ideal candidate
Michigan hunter promotes CWD testing after shooting first positive whitetail from his area
Joe Wilson from Bellevue, Mich., is on a campaign to encourage more Michigan hunters to have their deer tested for CWD after he bagged an adult buck last fall that was the first whitetail from
Sport shows on tap across Minnesota, and beyond
It’s that time of year, when a new season of sports shows around the region offers various opportunities for hunters, anglers, and outdoors-types to check out and purchase what they’ll need for the spring and
Passion for muzzleloading? Don’t limit your hunting to deer season
I had just finished gently pulling down the ear flaps of a blaze orange cap to provide additional cover from the frigid January air as a shot opportunity presented itself.
Slowly raising the curved
Hunters warned that record levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in wildlife near New Mexico base
Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake
Steps taken to expand deer harvest in Illinois
A proposal to expand the seven-day firearms season and a separate one to allow rifle hunters to move on from single-shot weapons have been introduced in the 104th Illinois General Assembly.
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Wisconsin DNR ups bear quota, number of kill tags
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a 6% increase in the black bear harvest quota and a 14% increase in licenses from 2024 for the 2025 fall season.
The target harvest of black
Nonresident hunters and anglers are a revenue boon to South Dakota, and some are about to pay more
South Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Department’s Wildlife Division has released year-to-date data on hunting and fishing license sales, and one thing is clear: Nonresidents bring in a lot of revenue. And with fee increases
Ben Moyer: Will winter-kill of whitetails return to Pennsylvania this year?
The complexity of managing white-tailed deer in today’s world has become apparent to all stakeholders. But deer management may be about to become even more complicated because of the possible reemergence of a variable we
