Hunting
Wisconsin’s Jackson County may see first bull elk season this fall
The Wisconsin DNR will present the Natural Resources Board (NRB) with a plan to open the Central Elk Zone in Jackson County to a hunt this fall when board members meet Wednesday, April 10, in
Iowa’s Mark and Denise Nelson win Farmer of the Year Award from Pheasants Forever
Pheasants Forever announced on March 28 that Mark and Denise Nelson of Claremont, Iowa, earned the organization’s 2023-2024 Farmer of the Year Award.
The annual award, which is sponsored by John Deere, recognizes
Revamped Illinois brood survey providing valuable information on turkeys
Nearly 55% of wild turkey sightings in the revamped Illinois Brood Survey were observed by non-scientists spending time outdoors last summer who “happened to spot a turkey.”
The other 45% were reported by DNR
Turkey poult survival focus of a new study in Wisconsin
Having a handle on poult survival provides wildlife biologists with a solid indicator of which direction a turkey population is heading, so to that end a gang of researchers are afield now working on a
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Man dies in Devils Lake State Park March 18
The DNR Bureau of Law Enforcement is investigating the death of one person Monday, March 18, at Devil’s Lake State Park in Sauk County. DNR law enforcement officials said that a person died by suicide
49 fish, wildlife questions up for review April 8 during Wisconsin spring hearings
A new C&R hook-and-line lake sturgeon season on 18 waters, a total ban on wildlife shining starting Sept. 15, a reduced price for a senior patron license, allow railroad crossing for sportsmen, allow trolling with
Wisconsin bill that ends antlerless deer harvest for four years in Northern Forest Zone now on Gov. Evers’ desk
The legislative bill that would end any antlerless deer harvest in Wisconsin’s Northern Forest Zone for four years has been passed by both chambers of the state legislature and reached Gov. Tony Evers’ desk on
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on March 29, 2024
Cold weather and snow puts huge damper on fishing. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report from across the state on March 29, 2024.
Symposium shines light on new insight into chronic wasting disease
Chronic Wasting Disease or CWD is of great concern to deer biologists and sportsmen as well. We’re lucky here in New York State that none has been discovered in wild deer since 2005, but I
