Hunting
Dean Bortz: Better bear hunting success expected in Wisconsin over ’23 season
No doubt bear hunters are hoping for a poor acorn crop this fall. The super abundant 2023 acorn crop has shouldered much of the blame for a light bear harvest last season in Wisconsin, with
Wildlife councils spread positive message on hunting, fishing, but does it work?
Michigan and Colorado recognize that the future of hunting and fishing depend on the goodwill of Americans who don’t hunt or fish (and are unlikely to start).
Both have legislatively established wildlife councils that
Three whitetail food sources bowhunters should scout now in preparation for the September opener
The world of whitetail-hunting advice is dominated by tactics and strategies built around the rut. And why wouldn’t they be? That sweet window that extends from the end of October to the heart of November
Dove hunting season a symbolic opener in Illinois
Dove hunters in Illinois are shooting half as many birds as they did a decade ago. Does that mean there were more doves flying in 2014? Or were hunters better shooters 10 years ago?
Michigan Readers Stories: Young city boy shoots big, farm country buck on first hunt
To say that things got exciting last fall when my son and I took my 11-year-old grandson, Colten, on his first ever deer hunt is an understatement!
Colten was born and raised in a
Keep your broadheads sharp this season
At the start of archery season every fall, most deer hunters (myself included) are crazy with hubris. We take to the deer woods with an almost tangible feeling that this season is the one –
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania must find a solution to simmering tension between wildlife and agriculture
Legislation now under consideration in the Pennsylvania Senate rivets overdue notice toward the simmering tension, nationwide, between wildlife management and agriculture. It’s a huge concern, with far-reaching implications for farm viability, wildlife, hunting and conservation
Western Upper Peninsula group working to ‘rehab’ deer yards
An important ingredient to the often tenuous existence of the white-tailed deer in the northern part of its range is what is known as a “deer yard,” often a lowland area containing coniferous trees that
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Fourth annual Wisconsin Waterfowl Expo set for Aug. 24 in Oshkosh
The fourth annual Wisconsin Waterfowl Expo will run Saturday, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh with a long list of activities and seminars for hunting dogs,
