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Here are three observations taken from a first duck hunt
It’s been more than 30 years since I enjoyed my first duck hunt, but I still remember many of the details. Hamlin County. A boat ride in the dark with my older brother. Nearly a

Chronic wasting disease a growing threat for New York
Chronic Wasting Disease hasn’t been seen in New York State since 2005 but it has the potential of changing deer hunting forever. This always fatal disease, for which there is no cure, threatens white-tailed deer,

Getting to the point of Michigan’s grouse and woodcock opener
I’ve been reflecting lately on how our great sporting traditions – participating in certain pastimes with particular individuals on specific days or dates – begin and endure. I have, and have had, plenty of them.

Wisconsin State Roundup: Senate committee rejects four of five appointees to Natural Resources Board
I finished the Oct. 6, No. 20 Issue of WON on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 28, from elk camp in central Montana. That print issue should hit subscribers’ mailboxes starting Monday or Tuesday, Oct.

Gene and Rosalie Grazzini honored for conservation of Minnesota wetlands
Gene Grazzini, a former Ducks Unlimited (DU) state chairman and regional vice president, and his wife Rosalie, were recently honored for their commitment to conserving wetlands in western Minnesota’s Prairie Pothole Region. The dedication took

For 40 years, North Dakota’s Report All Poachers program has played big role in catching violators
I don’t remember the year, but I was a young hunter with my dad near Twin Lakes in LaMoure County, N.D. It was so long ago there were actually two lakes with a road in

Wisconsin Conservation Congress committee rejects DNR’s wolf plan draft
Conservation Congress Wolf Committee members had opposed the original draft of a DNR updated wolf plan that was released in November 2022, and now moved up its 2023 fall meeting to review a revised wolf

Wisconsin Natural Resources Board panel seems to support wolf plan
Recent revisions to the DNR’s updated wolf plan drew plenty of comments and questions from five Natural Resources Board (NRB) members at their Sept. 27 meeting, with all five sounding supportive of the plan.

Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report for Sept. 29, 2023
Anglers working all depths during transition to fall. A look at at the fishing and hunting report from across Wisconsin on Sept. 29, 2023.