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Minnesota’s 2024 spring drumming counts show highest peak for ruffed grouse since 1972
Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring population counts are similar to last year and to other recent peaks in the 10-year population cycle of grouse — a pattern recorded for 73 years, according to a study from

Looking for a new compound bow? The 2024 lineup has many good options
While the bowhunting season is still a couple of months away, archers looking for a new compound bow will want to get into a local pro shop soon so they can get in plenty of

Waupaca, Wis., learn-to-hunt event still going strong after more than 20 years
“Seeing the look on the face, the excitement, is a thrill,” he said. “When I take somebody out and they have success, it’s the same success as if it was me doing it myself. A

First-time hunters flock to Wisconsin learn-to-hunt turkey program
Charlie Wanty was only a teenager when he shot his first turkey in 2004.
Twenty years later, his love of turkey hunting is stronger than ever and he is now president of the Waupaca,

Wisconsin’s northern deer herd: Wolves, coyotes blamed in Sawyer, Price counties
Sawyer and Price counties don’t form the northern border of Wisconsin like the other counties being discussed in this series, but deer hunters have also struggled there in recent seasons.
In Sawyer County, Bill

Illinois turkey hunts can now feature .410 shotguns
Illinois turkey hunters will be able to use .410 shotguns next year, the result of an ongoing effort by lawmakers to help DNR attract new participants to the sport.
Senate Bill 2767, which wound

Ticks wreaking havoc on moose. Are deer next?
Ticks suck. I don’t mean just literally, but in other ways, too.
In addition to being the carriers of more than 16 viruses, including Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which can wreck

Have a high-energy hunting dog? Here are ways to give it the frequent motion it craves
Ask just about any sporting dog trainer what they commonly hear from prospective clients, and you’ll often hear about the disconnect between wanting a high-drive dog and owning one.
This is the reality of

Wisconsin’s Oneida, Bayfield counties to see public land doe harvest after all
The Wisconsin DNR on June 26 presented antlerless deer harvest quotas and 2024 season framework to the Natural Resources Board (NRB), with board members amending the DNR recommendation in order to issue 400 antlerless deer