Hunting
Albino whitetail killed by car last month in Wisconsin’s Washington County
Chuck Dreher, of West Bend, Wis., accomplished the equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack Jan. 25 when he located a white, car-killed doe in a snowbank along Hwy. 28 near the hamlet of
Massive broods of cicadas this year could benefit Illinois turkeys
Two factors have wildlife biologists feeling optimistic heading into the spring turkey hunting season, but only one – results of DNR’s 2023 brood survey – was expected.
The unexpected factor involves the pending emergence
Commentary: One in-person field day won’t cut it for hunter safety training
I am a certified DNR hunter safety instructor and have been for roughly 15 years. I am writing about the Wisconsin DNR’s push to use the virtual world for hunter safety training, as well as
Deer hunter success slips over the past decade in Illinois
Illinois deer hunters have gone from average to below average when it comes to hunter success in the past 10 years.
This according to two different sources: the hunters themselves and the National Deer
Wisconsin DNR facing ‘red ink reality’ without a license fee hike
Not bankrupt, but not flush with cash either may best describe the budget situation for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
DNR officials explained to the Natural Resources Board (NRB), at its Jan. 24
Turkeys, pheasants benefiting from mild Minnesota winter so far in 2024
The 2022-23 and 2023-24 winter seasons have been complete opposites, and it’s allowed a couple of game bird species to increase their population, explore new locations, and provide a positive outlook for upcoming hunting seasons.<br
Wisconsin State Roundup: Ban on antlerless harvest up north well intentioned, but not what’s needed
A new legislative bill that would ban antlerless deer harvest for four years in the Northern Forest Region may be well intentioned, but that’s not what we need in the north.
If that’s the
Members hope to revive Wisconsin’s Sporting Heritage Council
The Sporting Heritage Council, an organization created by the Wisconsin legislature in 2011 and coordinated by the Department of Natural Resources, has not met since 2022.
An article in the last issue of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board to meet in-person on Feb. 28 in Madison
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 a.m. in room G09 of the State Natural Resources Building to consider several proposed rule-making documents, a proposed land sale and
