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State Roundup: Should Wisconsin have a hunting season for sandhill cranes?
I wish I could ask Herb Behnke how he would handle the set-to over whether Wisconsin should have a sandhill crane hunting season.
Many readers may remember Behnke as a longtime Natural Resources Board

A quick chat with turkey fanatic Jeff Budz
To call Jeff Budz a turkey hunting fanatic is a serious understatement. He has more than 35 years of experience hunting, guiding, writing, and filming hunts all over the world.
To Budz, who lives

Creating another generation of turkey hunters: Keys to getting started
Minnesota’s youth turkey season begins April 17, the kickoff to six weeks of excitement as the spring woods come alive.
These days, youth turkey hunts have become a common gateway experience to other hunting

Ohio Reader Stories: Young hunter shoots big buck in short order
“There’s no way, dude. I sat there for five seconds!”
These were Dominic Mormino’s first words after he made the shot. They came out a little broken and high-pitched due to the adrenaline dump,

Bobcat harvest climbs during 2023-24 season in Illinois
Hunters topped the 200 mark for the first time and teamed with trappers to register the largest bobcat harvest since DNR opened the season in 2016.
In all, 389 bobcats were taken during the

Wisconsin Conservation Congress has 37 April 8 questions for spring hearings
Should forward-facing sonar (live scoping) be banned in Wisconsin? How about wildlife shining?
Does the state need better wake boat regulations? Should monarch butterflies be recognized as the state butterfly?
Those are some

Shed hunting can fill the late-winter void
After witnessing a friend pick up a beautiful shed antler within 10 minutes of starting our day, I was really amped up for what the rest of the day had in store. It was actually

Cost-share programs (Part 2): The Conservation Reserve Program can boost your deer habitat
In the first installment, we talked about assessing your existing habitat, naming strengths, and identifying the weaknesses currently hindering your deer-hunting success.
We also talked about figuring out a budget and finding means to

Tom Venesky: A new deer ‘season’ begins in March
Sometimes the best seasons aren’t those set by a board or listed in a book.
One of my favorite seasons has no official opening day, legal hunting hours don’t apply and there isn’t a