Hunting
Patrick Durkin: Registering nonmotorized recreational ‘assets’ makes sense in Wisconsin
Those of us with long memories perked up in April when voters at Wisconsin’s annual conservation hearings supported registering nonmotorized recreational “assets,” which often go adrift or are left stranded on weak ice.
Imagine
Northern Wisconsin’s deer herd: Vilas, Oneida counties losing their popularity with deer hunters
Vilas and Oneida counties in north-central Wisconsin are in lake country with more than 2,400 waterbodies between them. Those lakes attract tourists and the region is busy in summer.
For many years those counties
Reader Stories: There are giant black bears in Pennsylvania
I have been hunting big game for over 35 years and have been an Alaskan hunting guide for 15 of those years.
I have harvested the bears of North America: black bears, grizzly bears,
Ben Moyer: Taking a close look at paper calling for federal leadership in deer management
The prior issue of this publication carried a story about researchers who collaborated to publish a paper titled: “Where have all the flowers gone? A call for federal leadership in deer management in the United
How to keep an elderly sporting dog going well into the golden years
The hardest thing to deal with as a dog owner is how short their lives are. The puppy stage is a mixture of fun and frustration, but it doesn’t last long. Middle age is amazing,
Commentary: Realign research priorities to focus on game
When it comes to science-based decision-making, agencies have always struggled to source relevant usable information.
Initially, the challenge was a lack of capacity. In 1939, when Aldo Leopold’s wildlife management program was established at
Waushara County joins growing list of more CWD-affected counties in Wisconsin
The number of counties with cases of CWD-positive wild deer continues to grow in Wisconsin with Waushara County joining the list in April with a 3-year-old buck found dead in the town of Wautoma in
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Deer season framework, spring hearing results on tap for NRB June 26 in Green Bay
Wake boats, the 2024 deer season framework, and results of DNR and Conservation Congress spring hearing advisory question voting are just three topics Natural Resources Board (NRB) will field when it meets in-person at 8:30
Loggers weigh in on northern Wisconsin deer herd past and present
They say if you want to know where the deer are, ask a logger. After all, the men and women who cut and haul timber for a living are in the woods every day of
