Hunting
Illinois deer harvest drops during gun season, despite addition of rifle hunting
Southern Illinois again dominated the list of top-harvesting counties during this year’s firearms deer season, but a slight drop in the number of deer taken overall puts to rest a notion that allowing single-shot rifles
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Two 2024 Wisconsin sport shows announced
Wausau and Marinette will be the sites of two 2024 sports shows serving central and northern Wisconsin and northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Wisconsin State Roundup: Why did the DNR’s chief game warden not present Shikar Safari Club award at NRB meeting?
You’ll find a news story by veteran reporter Tim Eisele on Brian Knepper, a Wisconsin DNR game warden who received this year’s Shikar Safari Club award at the Dec. 13 Natural Resources Board meeting in
Wisconsin Warden Brian Knepper chosen for Safari Club Int’l award
Brian Knepper, a lieutenant conservation warden with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, received the 2022 Shikar Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year Award at the Dec. 13 Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting
Deer bait business thriving in Wisconsin as CWD expands
Baiting and feeding deer is illegal in 59 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, so retired wildlife professor Scott Craven thought it odd Dec. 7 to see 50-pound bags of “deer corn” stacked atop a pallet as
Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board gets first look at deer season harvest
“Keep your mind open because there are opportunities for change ahead,” said Natural Resources Board (NRB) Chairman Bill Smith to deer hunters who are frustrated over the 2023 deer season.
The board heard a
Year in review: Pheasants, coyotes and guns big 2023 topics across New York
It’s been another busy year for New York’s sporting community. Looking back through the 2023 editions of New York Outdoor News, here’s a sample of some of the top stories, most which adorned the front
At 102, Minnesota’s Kenneth Larson reflects on a century of life, hunting and fishing
A week in the life of Kenneth Larson can be pretty busy. You’ll find him playing cards with friends two days a week. He’ll also be playing games with other friends two days a week.<br
Steve Griffin: Whitetails adapt, and hunters need to adapt, too
The white-tailed deer is known as one of Nature’s most adaptable animals. Hunters do, and need to, adapt, too.
The whitetail has shifted smoothly through any number of environmental and human societal changes. It expanded
