Hunting
Michigan’s Ogemaw County has CWD-positive whitetail
It is the first CWD-positive wild deer from that county, a finding confirmed by the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Madison, which works with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to identify CWD
Weak, Warm Waterfowl Openers?
Waterfowl seasons have been open across the Midwest for more than a month, and slow shooting has been reported in parts of the region.
Another Look at the Classic Kentucky Long Rifle
The use and development of firearms has been vital to the survival and prosperity of our nation since the first permanent English colony was established more than 400 years ago in what is now Virginia.
Reader Story: A Red Stag Hunt in Romania for Two Michigan Men
Top: David Chidsey, of Macomb, shot a beautiful 6-by-6 European red stag during a hunting trip in Romania.
Two CWD-positive deer found in Minnesota so far during fall of 2023
The Minnesota DNR was out testing thousands of deer in the state’s CWD management and surveillance zones this past weekend as the firearms deer season kicked off.
The testing results from those deer are
‘Dumb luck’ leads Michigan hunter to trophy black bear
Bears from the southern U.P. that have access to cornfields tend to pack on more pounds than those farther north.
Our Upper Peninsula legacy?
We have been actively involved with resource issues as far back as Proposal G, the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Act, the Statewide Deer Plan, U.P. DAT, U.P. CWD Task force, U.P. Habitat Work Group, to
Post shot deer hunt realities: First rule, remain calm
A lot of new hunters wrongfully assume that because a deer was shot with a shotgun or a rifle that the deer just tips over.
NWTF research: Why don’t some turkey eggs hatch?
“We were stunned to find out how many of these eggs were fertilized, but for various reasons, including hens being killed or bumped off nests, they failed to hatch,” said Richard Gerhold, associate professor at
