Hunting
Gretchen Steele: It’s hunting season – time to think safety
With fall hunting seasons getting underway in Illinois, it’s more important than ever that all outdoor user groups share our public lands safely.
Whether it’s the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, USFWS, or the
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin DNR keeps ignoring CWD elephant in the room
One can’t help but smirk each autumn when the DNR issues its reminders and suggestions to hunters preparing for Wisconsin’s deer seasons.
A DNR press release on Sept. 12 advised: “Help Maintain a Healthy
Researchers follow wood ducks on Illinois River to better understand fall patterns
In summer, wood ducks along the Illinois River make good use of the woods – living up to the name given to one of the state’s most popular species. It’s what they do after July
John Tertuliani: A brief history on reloading ammunition
As long as I can remember, reloading presses stood in the basement. Two for shotgun shells and the single-stage for rifle cartridges.
Dad let me reload as soon as I was man enough to
Commentary: It’s time to disband County Deer Advisory Commission panels in Wisconsin
Huge changes took place in Wisconsin’s deer management strategy in 2010. Those changes continue to degrade deer hunting across Wisconsin, but particularly in northern Wisconsin.
The payment to Dr. James Kroll by the Scott
Dean Bortz: A tribute to friend Tom Coulthurst and our many adventures
I met Tom Coulthurst not long after moving to Wisconsin’s Minocqua/Woodruff area in June 1986 to work as a reporter at The Lakeland Times. It was summer. Probably 1986 or 1987.
I went to
Dog injuries occur afield: Here’s how to be prepared this season
If you’re a serious bird hunter who hunts regularly over flushers and/or pointers, you know that injuries happen to your canine companion more frequently than you ever thought possible.
In fact, it’s a good
With even thicker cover in Minnesota this year, woodcock success depends on busting brush
Woodcock hunters who hit the woods in the early season are bound to battle tough conditions. With the weather we’ve had this year, it’s buggy and extremely thick out there. A good way to approach
Russ Mason: Would a simpler licensing structure benefit Michigan hunters?
In 1934, the Michigan hunting regulations pamphlet was a single piece of paper folded in half, creating a front, back, and two inside pages.
Today, the document has expanded to 80 pages, and also
