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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

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

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

Wardens at Work: Wisconsin man fined $10,407 for poached Grant Co. buck
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Iowa County Conservation Warden Mike Burns was a bit perplexed regarding a headless deer carcass in Grant County called in on the DNR’s anonymous tip line in December 2022.<br

Dean Bortz: Campbellsport, Wis., citizens look ahead after poaching, animal-cruelty case rattles community
I bet the fabric of the Fond du Lac County town of Campbellsport, Wis., can be found in every small Wisconsin community. That fabric is woven, over time, by the people who live in those

All corners agree on Wisconsin DNR’s new approach on forest deer areas
It isn’t often Wisconsin DNR biologists, elected officials, deer hunters, and at least one Natural Resources Board member all agree on much of anything related to deer management, but that happened at a DNR-sponsored open

Video: Rebounding from a bad shot during the whitetail rut
I was set up in my hunting saddle on a crisp Nov. 4 morning as a light wind blew my scent over the river from a tree that was overlooking a funnel between bedding areas.

Patrick Durkin: A sobering fact is older, experienced hunters cause most hunting-related shooting incidents
At risk of annoying my fellow old-folk hunters, please remind your hunting partners to keep an eye on you – and you on them – when you’re hunting deer, ducks, turkeys, coyotes or small game.<br

Christine Thomas: Counting down to a ‘clean’ deer season in Wisconsin
“Dan wants me to help clean out our deer stands,” Shannon shared, as we talked about plans for their visit on the Veterans Day weekend.
Those of you who have permanent stands are wrinkling