Hunting
Number of CWD-positive tests in Wisconsin deer continues to grow
During Wisconsin’s 2023 CWD reporting year, April 1, 2023, through March 31, the DNR reports that 17,329 wild deer were tested and 1,586 were found to be CWD positive.
This compares to 2022, when
Patrick Durkin: Recent study offers detailed look at Wisconsin’s falling hunter numbers
More females and crossbow hunters joined Wisconsin’s deer hunting’s ranks the past decade, but those gains didn’t halt the state’s nearly 20-year decline in hunter numbers and license sales.
That’s one takeaway from a
Take this training approach to embolden your puppy
There’s a common path a lot of puppy owners take. It begins with big hopes and dreams, as well as elaborate training plans, when the pup is really young. By the time the dog is
First taste of duck season in Illinois with blind drawings beginning June 2
Prepared or not, duck hunters in Illinois are getting their first taste of the 2024-25 season.
DNR has scheduled the first round of public waterfowl blind drawings. Blind drawings for the Mississippi River State
Commentary: A close look at wolf, bear impacts on buck kill in Wisconsin
In the March 22 issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News, Jim Johannes argued that wolves more likely than bears demonstrate the ability to suppress deer numbers. Johannes uses an apples to orange comparison by looking at
Wisconsin DNR balances multiple factors when setting 2024 elk quotas
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) heard confirmation that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will issue harvest tags for four bull elk in the Black River Falls Central Elk Range this fall for the
Illinois hunter had No. 3 B&C rack in basement for decades before realizing the unique buck he had
After a long day of hunting pheasants in LaSalle County, Ill., Sam Aiuppa put the dog away and climbed into a stand along the timber. The hunter from West Chicago replaced birdshot with a slug
New Sheboygan Marsh dam in Wisconsin offers more tools to control water levels
Ducks Unlimited members, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources personnel, and members of several Sheboygan County conservation clubs were some of the more than 100 folks who gathered on a sunny afternoon May 19 to celebrate
Wisconsin State Roundup: Access to DNR wildlife biologists made difficult during reporting on northern deer herd
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers must just about lay an egg any time a license-buying sportsman utters the word deer or wolf out loud. I say that based on the reaction we received from the DNR
