Hunting
Shoot indoor archery to stay sharp with your bow skills this offseason
The onset of the winter months often signal down time for outdoorsmen. With most hunting seasons coming to a close and cold weather slowing fish metabolisms, a popular winter activity throughout Pennsylvania is indoor archery
Minnesota DNR monitoring results of trapping changes
With a calendar date extension for the Minnesota otter season and geographic extension for bobcat and fisher harvest this winter, trappers were eager to take advantage of new opportunities, says DNR Research Biologist John Erb.
Steve Griffin: The woodcock is a little bird that occupies a big part of my hunting heart
Three times the Michigan DNR’s wildlife division asked me in an email for my thoughts about woodcock. I’ll answer, but I wanted to review what I think about woodcock, first. And what I think is:
Wisconsin State Roundup: Numbers from fall turkey, holiday deer hunt are in
It looks like fall Wisconsin turkey hunters registered a preliminary number of 4,482 turkeys as of Jan. 2, according to the DNR’s web site.
That number might increase ever so slightly since the season
A lesson in the importance of eye protection for hunting, scouting
The winter of 2023-24 in Minnesota could not have unfolded any better for those who love to scout for whitetails.
The period of time with no snow on the ground and before green-up in
National Deer Association report shows a record level of mature bucks in the nationwide harvest
The National Deer Association released its 2025 Deer Report on Jan. 16 with a new interactive report that makes it even easier for hunters to see harvest trends in the states where they hunt.
Steve Pollick: Big band of pronghorns are a rare treat on a recent road trip out West
“Whoa!” I shouted to my spouse as we tooled along U.S. 6 about 50 miles east of Denver on a recent road trip. “Those are pronghorns!”
Old hunters always are excited to see game
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board meeting Jan. 22
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madison, when board members are expected to
Wisconsin bear quota, deer unit map going to the Natural Resources Board
The Wisconsin DNR’s Randy Johnson will ask Natural Resources Board (NRB) members to approve an increase in the black bear harvest quota and kill tag levels for the 2025 season when the board meets Wednesday,
