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Dan Ladd: Here’s why print still matters in outdoors media
For nearly 30 years, before I came to New York Outdoor News, I worked for a media company, which in the beginning served primarily print customers. Over time, however that changed as the company found

Wisconsin DNR confirms EHD in Jackson, Chippewa, Waukesha counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed that tissue samples collected from one deer in Chippewa County, two deer in Jackson County and one deer in Waukesha County have tested positive for the virus
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Waterfowl avoidance areas in effect on Mississippi River Pools beginning Oct. 15
Voluntary waterfowl avoidance areas will be in effect on pools 7 and 8 of the Mississippi River beginning Oct. 15.

Wisconsin DNR says recent wolf incidents involving encounters with people not part of a trend
Two separate incidents involving wolves and humans in Oneida County recently haven’t led to any increased warnings for hunters or citizens, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Randy Johnson, the DNR’s large

Want the perfect hunting rifle? Build your own
It is no secret you get what you pay for when it comes to a rifle. The problem for some of the straight-walled cartridge rifles is that basic field models are the only options due

2024 Illinois Firearms Deer Preview: Will rifle harvest climb this year?
Shotguns still dominate the two weekends of Illinois deer hunting that remain aptly labeled “gun season.”
But here’s something to shrug at as you sight-in your 12 gauge for the first weekend of the

Wisconsin’s Washburn County bear hunter loses three dogs to wolves
On Sept. 14 in Washburn County’s town of Stinnett, Wis., bear hunters lost three of their Plott trailing hounds to wolves that ran down the dogs and killed them.
This incident is the 30th

Pheasant hunt in Illinois has dodged pellets over the years to remain going
More than 57% of pheasants released at 16 Illinois DNR controlled hunting sites last season were harvested – one of the top hunter success rates in the program’s history. Most hunters are just happy the

Decision on a possible sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin due Nov. 13
While a Wisconsin sandhill crane hunting season would easily fit into the federal framework for managing cranes in the eastern population flyway, the decision to draft such legislation still remains with the Legislative Study Committee