Hunting
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes budget, announces bond act funding
Late January saw a number of announcements pertaining to outdoor-related funding coming from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.
And while the proposed 2025 fiscal year budget may not have as large the magnitude of items
New York Mixed Bag: Day-old chick program returns for raising pheasants
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Day-Old Pheasant Chick program is set to return in 2024. After a last year’s outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease outbreak devastated New York’s pheasant stock
Commentary: Study teases out strategies to prevent CWD from re-entering New York
Deer hunters were more likely to be swayed by social media messages about the potential risks of chronic wasting disease if they came from a source they believed aligned with their own views and values,
Commentary: Protecting Wisconsin’s Pelican River Forest provides multi-faceted benefits for generations to come
Conserving and maintaining working forests – and supporting the communities that depend on them – remains one of The Conservation Fund’s top priorities. We’re celebrating a hard-won victory in northern Wisconsin to secure the future
Pennsylvania Reader Stories: Bowhunter wonders if there’s a watered down rut
It was about 10 years ago when my daughter Natalie got tired of my assertions (whining) that the only time I saw bucks was when I was fall turkey hunting.
So, she surprised me
Wisconsin’s Sporting Heritage Council languishing… for now
What’s happened to the Sporting Heritage Council?
The council was created in 2011 to give advice to the governor, legislature, and Natural Resources Board on hunting, fishing, and trapping issues. It also is supposed
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Legislators seek to suspend antlerless deer hunting in northern part of state
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for four years in an attempt to preserve female deer and grow the region’s herd.
Backpacking equipment: Gear that will have you ready for trail cruising and autumn hunting
Today’s young, do-it-yourself hunters fill their Instagram profiles with images in the backcountry, decked out in the latest gear.
And for the most part, it’s great gear – far better than the low-quality equipment
Wisconsin conservation group donates $100,000 toward skid steer that will help build prairie chicken habitat
The second oldest conservation group in Wisconsin, the Dane County Conservation League (DCCL), donated $100,000 to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to pay for half of a Cat 299D3 skid steer.
The donation
