Hunting
Looking for a fun, laid-back style of hunting? It’s hard to beat doves
Unlike big game hunting, for the most part hunting small game offers participants the opportunity to enjoy each other’s company in a less restrictive atmosphere and to talk, laugh, and just generally cut up and
Illinois deer harvest report released, crossbow kill freezes for first time
We now know Illinois bowhunters took 71,226 deer last season – a few clicks short of the state record 75,106 taken in 2020-21 but a tick above the 68,625 harvested in 2022-23.
Of greater
Leum wins Wisconsin DNR’s ’25 pheasant turkey stamp design contests
Robert Leum, of Holmen, doubled up on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2025 wildlife stamp contest designs when he took first place in this year’s turkey and pheasant contests.
Jon Rickaby, of Suamico,
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge offering waterfowl hunt for people with disabilities
The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge will offer disabled hunters a chance to hunt the River Bottoms Tract from Saturday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 25.
Wild Sheep Foundation fights ballot initiative in Colorado, saying science-based wildlife management is under attack
The Wild Sheep Foundation is donating $100,000 to Colorado’s “Wildlife Deserve Better” to defeat the ballot initiative Proposition 127 to ban the hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx. The initiative will be
New York’s youth big game hunt coming up Oct. 12-14
New York hunters ages 12-15 will once again have the opportunity to go afield with a mentor during the state’s annual youth hunting weekend Oct. 12-14. The dates are Saturday through Monday of Columbus Day
Wisconsin duck hunter kills Oneida County wolf in self defense
Chase Melton, a 19-year-old duck hunter from Sugar Camp, Wis., shot and killed a gray wolf on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Oneida County when one of several wolves that surrounded him and two younger cousins
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 27, 2024
Walleye bite consistent despite fluctuating temps. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report on Sept. 27, 2024.
New DNR deer unit proposal on the table in Wisconsin
Deer hunters who have begged the Wisconsin DNR – and then legislators – to ditch the county deer unit system and return to the former “numbered” and habitat-based units of pre-2013 may finally see some
