Hunting
Hunting with flintlocks: Why loading the maximum charge might not be the best course of action
While not able to handle the same amount of gunpowder that inline muzzleloaders can safely fire, many flintlock shooters caught the “more powder is better” craze in the mid-1980s, when inline units hit the market.<br
UTV donation will help Wounded Warrior United of Wisconsin better serve veterans
The donation of a 2024 Can-Am Defender 4X4 UTV will help a non-profit group offer a greater variety of outdoor adventures to Wisconsin veterans. Wounded Warriors United of Wisconsin (WWUWI), based at Country Haven Farm
Tom Venesky: Trappers need to treat animals with respect
My first trapping teachers were people I never met, but whose words taught me so much.
In his classic book “Gone for the Day,” Ned Smith’s passages about his experiences trapping red foxes sparked
Haunting owl call signals end to a memorable Wisconsin deer season
The buttery yellow sky grew darker and darker. Time moved rapidly as deer season came to a close. A barred owl hauntingly unleashed a drawn out whine, lonely and chilling as it echoed through the
Late-winter deer season in Illinois seen as chance to boost ‘time spent’ in the woods
More than 16% of Illinois deer hunters spend 25 days or more in the woods each season. But half the state’s hunters (49%) spend only between two and 10 days hunting.
One assumption for
Remington closing its firearms manufacturing plant in Ilion, N.Y.
RemArms, or what continues to be known by many as Remington, announced Nov. 30 that the company would close its firearms manufacturing plant in Ilion, in Herkimer County, in early 2024.
According to a
December deer hunting: Unconventional warm weather calls for unconventional tactics
I distinctly remember the weather that day. It was a lackluster December day – slightly overcast, with temps at least five degrees above normal. Sure, there was snow on the ground, but nothing about the
Necropsy finds Wisconsin cougar killed by bowhunter was healthy, well fed
A necropsy on the cougar killed in mid-November by a bowhunter in Wisconsin’s Buffalo County found the cat was healthy, well fed, and carrying good fat reserves, according to the state’s large carnivore specialist.
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board to meet Dec. 13 in Madison
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF2), 101 S. Webster Street, Madison, to consider several proposed rulemaking documents, a proposed
