Hunting
Dean Bortz: Take the hunting time with grandkids where you can find it
I’ll tell you this much for free – there might be nothing better than having teenage grandkids who like to hunt, fish, and trap, and who have a driver’s license.
Now, I know what
New potential world’s record musk ox entered into Boone and Crockett Club records
The records department of the Boone and Crockett Club recently received a musk ox entry, and if confirmed by a judges panel, it will be crowned the new world’s record.
The recent entry was
A mink trapping triumph story in Pennsylvania that was years in the making
Fur trappers more talented and serious than I might find mink a relatively common catch along their traplines. However, this species has eluded me in my small acreage sets since a trail camera first snapped
Planning an out-of-state dream hunt? Here’s tips to understanding preference points and big-game draws
If you pay attention to the western big-game situation, or the general resident-versus-nonresident issues in many states, you’ve probably noticed that it’s not getting easier to hunt out of state.
The dream of bugling
Notes off a soiled cuff: Low Pennsylvania bear harvest draws plenty of attention from readers
Our recent stories about the bear harvest being lower attracted a lot of attention from readers. One noted that he has dozens of trailcam bear photos captured on his farm in the last three years
Next four Wisconsin Natural Resources Board appointees questioned by senators
Four new Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) appointees faced a series of challenging questions from the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage Dec. 19.
The four, Todd Ambs, Douglas Cox, Robin Schmidt,
Commentary: The long road back for Wisconsin deer management
Wisconsin’s deer management program was once considered the best in the nation by most deer biologists in the United States.
Deer were managed in units of similar habitat quality and, unlike other states, we
Is the duck boom about to bust? Some of the numbers are concerning
It’s been a tough year for our waterfowl-hunting friends down South. The few rounds of severe winter weather that affected wetland and food conditions in Canada, North Dakota, and South Dakota during the months of
Wisconsin’s Waukesha, Washington county buck kills down 6% from ’22, but up from five-year average
Hunters in Wisconsin’s Waukesha and Washington counties fared better then those in many other counties when it came to shooting bucks during the 2023 gun deer season, but the antlerless kill dropped dramatically from 2022
