Hunting
Wisconsin learn-to-hunt days recruit new hunters with a local and international impact
Wisconsin’s Bloomington Area Sportsman’s Club and local landowners hosted Grant County Outdoor Sports Alliance’s (GCOSA) learn-to-hunt day for pheasants on Oct. 20, with 22 kids and adults, including nine University of Wisconsin-Madison international students from
New York’s Hanging Bog WMA is a big tract, and a DEC camp
The habitat in this Allegany County parcel, a mix of forest, rolling hills, fields, and marshes that include a sizable, man-made bog for which the property got its name, is a magnet for all sorts
New York natives Calandrelli, Pollard — two legends in the turkey-calling world — get NWTF ‘Hall of Fame’ call
A pair of New York natives, both legends in the turkey-calling world, will be part of a trio of individuals to be inducted into the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Grand National Calling Championships Hall of
Dan Ladd: Retirement equity needed for New York outdoor law enforcement
This month, nine new Forest Rangers and 26 Environmental Conservation Officers will enter New York’s outdoor law enforcement workforce. It should be, and certainly could be, more. What is a total of 35 graduates from
Bill Hilts, Jr.: There’s power in having something to look forward to
It’s a good thing when you have something to look forward to.
As this is being written, I am in Virginia visiting family – including my mother in law who turns 95 this
Dean Bortz: Let’s move Thanksgiving out of Wisconsin’s deer season
This is a purely personal and selfish suggestion and one I’m making only because I think I’m growing cynical, ornery, and old – the old part maybe having something to do with the first two
Wisconsin 10-pointer is an antlered doe… or is it?
Lancaster high schooler Georgia Vesperman and her dad, Jerry, were surprised when they rolled over the Wisconsin 10-pointer she had dropped at 260 yards during the 2023 gun season. It had no visible male genitalia.
Late seasons continue for deer hunters in New York
New York’s big game rifle hunting seasons end on Dec. 8 in both the Northern and Southern zones. But there’s still plenty of opportunities for New York muzzleloading and archery hunters (including crossbow) to put
John Pollmann: Here are some changes to watch for with South Dakota’s outdoors
After 12 years and more than 200 columns, I’m hanging up my hat as a columnist for Outdoor News in Minnesota. It’s been a great run, but it’s simply time for a change.
Change
